NCT04788485

Evaluation of Smectite Effect As A Food Thickener On Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease In Neonates Using Combined Esophageal Multichannel Intraluminal Impedance

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ain Shams Maternity Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 0 Days – 30 Days
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

study of diagnosis of GERD in neonates by MII-PH with trial of smectite for treatment

Detailed description

This is a prospective clinical trial conducted on 20 preterm neonates \< 37 weeks of gestation, admitted in NICU, maternity hospital, Ain Shams University. They were assessed for gastroesophageal reflux disease and investigated using ph-MII for detection of reflux episodes and they were given Smecta 3gm/day for 7 days at least as a food thickener and then ph-MII repeated to assess the response

Conditions

• Gastroesophageal Reflux in Neonates

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Diosmectite	use of diosmectite as a food thickener in neonates in with gastroesophageal reflux in noenates

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-09-01
• Primary completion: 2021-02-25
• Completion: 2021-03-01
• First posted: 2021-03-09
• Last updated: 2021-03-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt