Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT01337622
Gastric Residuals in Preterm Infants
Gastric Residuals in Preterm Infants (GRIP)
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 87 (actual)
- Sponsor
- McMaster Children's Hospital · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 48 Hours
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
Checking of gastric residuals prior to the continuation/increase of enteral feeding prolongs the time to establish full gastric feeding in the early postnatal period.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | No check of gastric residuals for early enteral feeding advancement | Discontinuation of gastric feeding and its advancement will be based on clinical examination of the abdomen and gastric aspirates containing blood or significant vomiting. |
| PROCEDURE | Routine check of gastric residuals for early enteral feeding advancement | Discontinuation of gastric feeding and its advancement will be based on current practice of clinical examination of the abdomen and checking residual before every feed. Volume and color of gastric residual will be considered according to the current guideline. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2011-03-01
- Primary completion
- 2013-12-01
- Completion
- 2013-12-01
- First posted
- 2011-04-19
- Last updated
- 2015-03-30
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Canada
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01337622. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.