The value of faecal short chain fatty acids in early prediction of necrotizing enterocolitis in very low birth weight preterm infants

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Observational

Source

ChiCTR

Registry ID

ChiCTR2000033212

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2020-05-24

Start date

2020-06-10

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-05-25

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Conditions

Necrotizing enterocolitis

Interventions

NEC group:no intervention

control group:no intervention

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The preterm infants who are admitted to the newborn diagnosis and treatment center of Children's Hospital Affiliated to Chongqing Medical University will primary included this study if these infants with gestational age less than 30 weeks, birth weight less than 1500g are admitted within 24 hours after birth.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. The patient died of non NEC during hospitalization; 2. Children with NEC within 1 week after birth; 3. Children with congenital gastrointestinal malformation (such as congenital intestinal atresia, megacolon, intestinal malrotation, etc.); 4. Patients who give up treatment during hospitalization; 5. Patients who did not complete fecal fatty acid measurement; 6. Patients unwilling to participate in this study.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
short chain fatty acids;necrotizing enterocolitis;full blood test;Abdominal imaging examination;	—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactLi Luquan

Newborn diagnosis and treatment center of children's Hospital Affiliated to Chongqing Medical University

liluquan123@163.com+86 17323882725

Outcome results

None listed

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