Routine gastric residual aspiration in preterm infants and the effect on reaching full feed

Routine gastric residual aspiration in preterm infants and the effect on reaching full feed: a randomized controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN98322846

Enrollment

126

Registered

2018-01-15

Start date

2016-04-11

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-07-04

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Conditions

Reaching full feed Neonatal Diseases

Interventions

Prior to the experiment, a pilot study of 40 subjects was ran to obtain the variance estimates needed in determining the sample size. With the existing feeding protocol in the unit, the average time f

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Preterm infants equal or less than 32 weeks gestation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Any proved or suspected chromosomal abnormalities 2. Any gastrointestinal tract abnormalities 3. Patients with hypoxic ischemic insult

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The number of days until reaching feed of 120cc/kg/day	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. The number of days until reaching feed of 150 cc/kg/day 2. The number of days on parenteral nutrition (from admission until the time of reaching full feed) 3. The number of days until the removal of central lines (from the day of insertion upon admission or afterward before reaching full feed until removal) 4. The incidence of sepsis, defined as positive blood culture, throughout the hospital stay until discharge 5. The incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis, based on Bell staging stage 2 or more, throughout the hospital stay until discharge 6. Growth parameters: weight measured at 7, 14 and 21 days to get the average of weight gain gm/kg/day	—

Measure

Time frame

1. The number of days until reaching feed of 150 cc/kg/day 2. The number of days on parenteral nutrition (from admission until the time of reaching full feed) 3. The number of days until the removal of central lines (from the day of insertion upon admission or afterward before reaching full feed until removal) 4. The incidence of sepsis, defined as positive blood culture, throughout the hospital stay until discharge 5. The incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis, based on Bell staging stage 2 or more, throughout the hospital stay until discharge 6. Growth parameters: weight measured at 7, 14 and 21 days to get the average of weight gain gm/kg/day

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Countries

Saudi Arabia

Outcome results

None listed

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