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Does washing the stomach wall with mothers milk protect the babyâ??s bowel from damage?

Does gastric lavage with expressed breastmilk reduce the incidence of necrotizing Enterocolitis among very low birth weight infants? â?? A randomized controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2016/11/007507
Enrollment
134
Registered
2016-11-28
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

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: gastric lavage with expressed breastmilk: Gastric lavage will be done using expressed breastmilk (3-5 ml) from same mother under aspetic precautions. The first lavage will be done withi

Sponsors

Jawaharlal Institute Of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All Intramural VLBW ( <1500 gm) neonates during the study period.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Neonates with sepsis asphyxia, sepsis and major congenital anomalies.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
incidence of NECTimepoint: till 28 days of life—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
severity of NEC, incidence of sepsis, mortality, duration of hospital stay, number of days to full enteral feeds and weight gain.Timepoint: till 28 days of life—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Adhisivam

Jawaharlal Institute Of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research

adhisivam1975@yahoo.co.uk9488822113

Outcome results

None listed

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