A clinical trial to study the effect of naked eye examination of abdomen with that of abdominal circumference measurement before feed on time taken to reach full oral feed in babies born at or less than 32 weeks gestation.

Effect of visual inspection based abdominal monitoring vs routine prefeed abdominal girth monitoring on time to reach full enteral feeds in preterm neonates (â?¤ 32 weeksâ?? gestation) - A randomized controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2019/04/018389

Enrollment

72

Registered

2019-04-02

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: P073- Preterm [premature] newborn [other]

Interventions

Intervention1: visual inspection based abdominal monitoring: Visible inspection will include presence of any of the following: Obvious distension and visual loops Abdominal wall erythema Tense/shiny

Sponsors

Department of Pediatrics

Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All preterm ( Receiving enteral feed volume of at least 30 ml/kg/day

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Major congenital anomalies

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Time to reach full enteral feeding in preterm neonates â?¤ 32 weeks gestationTimepoint: Full enteral feed defined as the first day of successive two days of receiving at least 150 ml/kg of birth weight/day of breast milk/formula feeds. Outcome will be assessed at 1 to 2 weeks of age.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1.Number of times gastric residual volume checked 2.Number of episodes of feed stopped 3.Incidence of stage II/III NEC 4.Weekly weight gain till hospital discharge 5.Duration of hospital stay 6.Culture positive sepsis Timepoint: Daily Until discharge	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Dhirendra Prasad Yadav

AIIMS, New Delhi

jeevasankar@gmail.com9818398928

Outcome results

None listed

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