Laparotomy versus peritoneal drainage for very low birth weight infants with necrotizing enterocolitis: a randomized controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ChiCTR

Registry ID

ChiCTR1900027021

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2019-10-28

Start date

2019-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-11-04

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Conditions

necrotizing enterocolitis

Interventions

1:laparotomy

2:peritoneal drainage

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

No minimum to 1 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Diagnosis of necrotizing enterocolitis (Bell stage II or III), birth weight <1500g, bowel perforation (indicated by pneumoperitoneum on abdominal radiograph, positive parecentesis, or clinical deterioration despite maximal medical therapy), surgical treatment, parents sign the informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Term infants, NEC recurrenced, intestinal stricture after NEC, a previous laparotomy or peritoneal drainage, grade IV intraventricular hemorrhage.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
survival;	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
postoperative complications;length of hospital stay;length of ventilator dependence;time of initial enteral feeding;time to full enteral feeding;	—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactZhibao Lyu

lvzhibao@sohu.com+86 18930658851

Outcome results

None listed

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