NCT03728608

Optimal Feeding Tube Dwell Time in VLBW Infants to Reduce Feeding Tube Contamination

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 151 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Florida · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 30 Weeks – 40 Weeks
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The study team will determine whether a decreased feeding tube dwell time will reduce feeding tube contamination

Detailed description

Contaminated feeding tubes can occur in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and have been associated with significant morbidity. Due to an immature immunologic systems, premature infants are at significant risk of complications related to contaminated feeding tubes. Feeding tube dwell time may affect the level of contamination. This study will determine if a maximum feeding tube dwell time of 48 hours reduces contamination compared to a maximum feeding tube dwell time of 7 days, thereby improving neonatal health outcomes.

Conditions

• Infection

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Feeding tube dwell time of 48 hours	Feeding tube dwell time of 48 hours for first 4 weeks of life.
DEVICE	Feeding tube dwell time of 7 day	Feeding tube dwell time of 7 days for first 4 weeks of life.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-05-10
• Primary completion: 2023-02-02
• Completion: 2023-05-31
• First posted: 2018-11-02
• Last updated: 2025-02-03
• Results posted: 2024-03-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Regulatory

• FDA-regulated device study