NCT01965769

Effects Of Not Measuring Gastric Residual Content On Feeding Tolerance In Premature Infants iNFANTS

Effects Of Not Measuring Gastric Residuals Prior To Enteral Bolus Feeding On Gastrointestinal Function And Feeding Tolerance In Very Low Birth Weight Infants

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 61 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Florida · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 3 Days
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Omitting evaluation of gastric residual contents prior to feeding very premature infants will increase the feeding intake at 2 weeks, and total caloric intake and growth by 3 weeks, as well as decrease the time required for parenteral nutrition.

Detailed description

Infants were randomized into 2 groups. Group 1 had no gastric residuals evaluated prior to feeding. Group 2 had gastric residuals evaluated prior to feeding. Nutritional outcomes were compared between groups.

Conditions

• Premature Infant

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	No gastric residual evaluation	Infants will not receive routine gastric residual evaluation prior to feeding.

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-03-01
• Primary completion: 2013-06-01
• Completion: 2013-10-01
• First posted: 2013-10-18
• Last updated: 2013-10-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States