NCT01863043

Aspiration of Residual Gastric Contents

Routine Aspiration of Residual Gastric Contents in Very Low Birth Weight Infants

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 146 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Florida · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 3 Days
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The primary purpose of this study is to determine nutrition outcomes and risks to gastrointestinal integrity and function of aspirating for routine gastric contents prior to each feeding in very low birth weight premature infants.

Detailed description

The participants in the study will be randomly assigned (like the flip of a coin) to either have the leftover food in their stomach removed before each feeding, or not have the leftover food removed before each feeding. In addition, when a blood drawn is performed as regular care an extra amount with be taken. A test to determine how much of the hormones gastrin and motilin are contained in the blood will be performed. Stool samples will be collected. Participation could last up to approximately 6 to 8 weeks of age.

Conditions

• Infant, Premature
• Nutrition, Enteral

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	No aspiration of gastric contents	Infants will not have routine aspiration of gastric contents prior to every feeding to assess residual gastric contents.
PROCEDURE	Routine aspiration of gastric contents	Infants will have routine aspiration of gastric contents prior to each feeding to monitor the amount of residual gastric contents remaining in the stomach.

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-10-07
• Primary completion: 2016-10-08
• Completion: 2019-01-22
• First posted: 2013-05-27
• Last updated: 2023-06-28
• Results posted: 2023-06-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States