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Identifying the microorganisms in stool of TERM and PRETERM babies

INTESTINAL MICROBIOLOGICAL PROFILE IN HOSPITALIZED PRETERM AND TERM NEONATE

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2018/12/016497
Enrollment
90
Registered
2018-12-03
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

None listed

Sponsors

Yashas R
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Preterm infant Less than 34weeks of gestation and on at least 60-80ml/kg of enteral feeds Healthy Term neonates on exclusive Breast feeding

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Infants receiving antibiotics for more than 3 days Preterm Infants not initiated/tolerated enteral feeding in first week of life Neonate undergoing gastrointestinal tract surgeries

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To determine normal aerobic and anaerobic microbiological flora of breast fed and formula Fed hospitalized preterm infantsTimepoint: 2 YEARS

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Differentiate microbiological flora of preterm neonate compared with healthy term breast fed neonateTimepoint: Health term neonates GI tract are colonized by variety of micro flora within 10 days of life whereas in preterm infants microflora does not get an oppurtunity for colonization

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactYashas R

Kasturba Medical College Manipal

leslielewis1@gmail.com9449208476

Outcome results

None listed

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