CompletedNot Applicable

Prolonged Minimal Enteral Nutrition Versus Slowly Advancing Enteral Nutrition in Very Low Birth Weight Infants:

Turkey (Türkiye)199 participantsStarted 2016-09

Plain-language summary

Recent studies showed the benefits of early initiation and advancement enteral feeds with daily increments in preterm infants on decreasing invasive infections and early achievement of full enteral feedings. But the data on enteral feeds of extremely low birthweight infants are limited. Preterm infants especially those \<1250 gr birthweight are at increased risk of developing feeding intolerance and necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) and so the initiation and the rate of increments of enteral feeds are usually uncertain issues for neonatologists.

Who can participate

Age range23 Weeks – 32 Weeks

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * gestational age≤32 weeks and birthweight ≤1250 gr, and \<48 hours postnatal age Exclusion Criteria: * Major congenital and/or chromosomal anomaly, Cyanotic congenital heart disease, Asphyxiated birth with pH \<7.0 and base deficit ≥16mmol/l Severe cardiopulmonary compromise or multiorgan failure Twin-twin transfusion, Those died in postnatal 5 days of age

What they're measuring

incidence of feeding intolerance

Timeframe: 28 days

time to reach full enteral feedings sustained for 72 hours.

Timeframe: 72 hours

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02913677

SponsorZekai Tahir Burak Women's Health Research and Education Hospital

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2017-09

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