TerminatedNot Applicable

Efficacy of Prophylactic Glycerin Suppositories for Feeding Intolerance in Very Low Birth Weight Preterm Infants: a Randomized Trial

Stopped: Recruitment issue

Saudi Arabia220 participantsStarted 2013-03

Plain-language summary

To evaluate the efficacy of prophylactic glycerin suppositories will accelerate the elimination of meconium from the large intestine and thus reduce the incidence of feeding intolerance in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants

Who can participate

Age range1 Month

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. Preterm infants with birth weight \< 1250g.
✓. Inborn or outborn infants
✓. Less than 72 hours of age.

Exclusion criteria

✕. Congenital malformations.
✕. Acute abdomen needing surgical intervention.
✕. Severity of illness such that death is likely in the first few days after birth.
✕. Inability to get the parental consent.

What they're measuring

days to achieve full tolerated feeding (breast milk or formula) by NGT or by mouth (140cc/kg/day)

Timeframe: 2years

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01799629

SponsorKing Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2022-12

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