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A study to see whether giving a few drops of milk before tube feeding improves feeding tolerance in premature babies

To study the effect of administration of Oral drops of milk before gavage feed on feed intolerance and development of NEC in preterm (29 to 33 weeks): open label

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2026/01/101535
Enrollment
140
Registered
2026-01-19
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-02-02

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: mothers milk: Mothers will be counselled to manually express or use a manual breast pump to express their milk. Milk drops will be administered 5 minutes prior to the tube feed in hemod

Sponsors

NIL
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Preterm neonates , inborn 29-33weeks of gestational age who are admitted in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, are haemodynamically stable and are fit for starting tube feed.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Outborn newborns 2. Unstable newborns 3. Small for date intrauterine growth restricted babies, with evidence of absent or reversed end diastolic flow(AREDF). 4. Newborn with major congenital anomalies/syndromes. 5. Neonates whose parents did not give consent

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. To assess whether the administration of oral drops of milk before tube feeding reduces the incidence of feed intolerance in preterm infants.Timepoint: during first 7 days of life—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Time taken to reach full feeds. 2. Incidence of NEC 3. Trend of weight gain. 4. Duration of hospital stay. 5. Incidence of sepsis 6. Mortality Timepoint: during first 7 days of life—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactRitik rana

DR RAJENDRA PRASAD GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE TANDA KANGRA HP176001

piyushgtm@yahoo.com9418463213

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 7, 2026