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Comparison of starting total versus minimal milk feeding in stable low birth weight babies born at or beyond 32 weeks gestation on the duration of hospital stay

Comparison of initiating total enteral feeding versus incremental feeding since birth in stable very low birth weight and small for gestational age babies at or above 32 weeks of gestation on duration of hospital stay - TEFILS

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/03/031643
Enrollment
56
Registered
2021-03-01
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-05-01

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: P071- Other low birth weight newborn

Interventions

Intervention1: Early Total Enteral Feeding group: Babies shall receive total enteral feeding in the form of human milk (MOM/PDHM) (mothers own milk/ pasteurized donor human milk) within 2 hours of bir

Sponsors

Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical college and General Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All very low birth weight and small for gestational age babies more than or equal to 32 weeks of gestation with ,Heart rate in between 100 to 180 beats/min, Respiratory rate in between 40 to 60/min, Axillary Temperature in between 36.5 to 37.5 degree C, Capillary filling time of

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Requiring resuscitation beyond bag and mask ventilation for 30 seconds. 2. Major congenital anomalies 3. Babies with absent or reverse end diastolic flow in the Umbilical artery Doppler

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Duration of hospital stayTimepoint: From day of admission to the day of discharge.—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1.Survival to hospital discharge 2.Number of episodes of Hypoglycemia 3.Number of episodes of feed intolerance 4.Incidence of NEC (Bellâ??s stage greater than or equal to 2) or Spontaneous intestinal perforation. 5. Time taken to achieve 150 ml/kg/d of feed and maintained for three consecutive days. 6.Number of microbiologically-confirmed or clinically suspected (defined by diagnostic criteria) late-onset sepsis until hospital discharge. 7. Time to regain birth weight in days Timepoint: From admission to the discharge of the baby—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Swati Manerkar

Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital And Medical College

tanmeshsahu@gmail.com7381850746

Outcome results

None listed

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