Neonatal Diseases
Conditions
Interventions
Full milk feeds
Sponsors
University of Nairobi
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Infant weighing 1000-1800g at birth Be a mother of an infant within 24 hours of birth Be willing and able to provide written consent to take part for the duration of the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Infants born with congenital anomalies that make enteral feeding unsafe - Infants who are well and ready to be fed full milk feeds as per current guidelines - Infants not likely to survive - Parents not willing to participate in the trial - Infants who are unwell such as those who require prolonged resuscitation, or have severe respiratory distress, or those with hemodynamic instability who cannot tolerate milk feeds as per the attending clinician’s judgement.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| All outcomes are for feasibility purposes and there are no primary outcome measures. These will be measures of the feasibility of conducting a large RCT related to recruitment, acceptability of randomisation, data collection, and training and support needs for sites. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| All outcomes are for feasibility purposes and there are no secondary outcome measures. | — |
Countries
Kenya
Contacts
Public ContactFred Were
Professor of Neonatology
Outcome results
None listed