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Prefeed aspirate or abdominal girth monitorig: which is a better predictor of feed intolerance in very low birth weight babies?

ROLE OF ESTIMATION OF PRE-FEED ASPIRATES VERSUS ABDOMINAL GIRTH MONITORING IN VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT BABIES ADMITTED IN NICU FOR DETECTION OF FEED INTOLERANCE: A RANDOMISED TRIAL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2013/02/003437
Enrollment
60
Registered
2013-02-27
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT BABIES ON TUBE FEEDS

Interventions

Intervention1: PRE-FEED ASPIRATES: pre-feed aspirate will be done in all the vlbw babies included in the study for dtecting feed intolerance in Fortis Escorts Hospital and Research Centre Limited, Far

Sponsors

FORTIS ESCORTS HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE LIMITED
Lead Sponsor
HINDU RAO HOSPITAL
Collaborator

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All VLBW babies admitted in NICU and on tube feeds and expressed breast milk.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Congenital anomalies of gastro intestinal tract 2. Umbilical sepsis/abdominal skin infection 3. Babies on aminophylline 4. Babies on ventilator support (MAP more than 9mmHg) 5. Babies on high frequency ventilation 6. Babies on augmenting inotropes. 7. Metabolic abdomen (hypokalemia)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To compare the role of abdominal girth monitoring and pre-feed residuals estimation in the prediction of feed intolerance (Vomiting or apnea or bradycardia), fasting hours and time to reach full feeds in VLBW babies admitted in NICUTimepoint: DISCHARGE OR DEATH OR 7 DAYS AFTER ATTAINMENT OF FULL FEEDS—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To compare the incidence of NEC II, and weight gain (gm/kg/day) in babies monitored by abdominal girth measurement and pre-feed residual estimationsTimepoint: DISCHARGE, DEATH OR 7 DAYS AFTER ATTAINMENT OF FULL FEEDS—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSHIVPRASAD DUBEY

FORTIS ESCORTS HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE LIMITED

dubindoc@yahoo.com9582519389

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026