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

University of Florida

Status: Completed

Conditions: Premature Infant

Treatments: Other: No gastric residual evaluation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01965769

2011-216

Gerber003 (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full 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.

Enrollment: 61 patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 3 days old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Gestational age less than 32 weeks,
• Birth weight less than or equal to 1250 grams,
• Initial feeding tolerated within 48 hours of life

Exclusion criteria

• Congenital or chromosomal disorders,
• Severe complications leading to death in the first week of life

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

---

61 participants in 2 patient groups

no gastric residual evaluation

Experimental group

Description:

Infants will not receive routine gastric residual evaluation prior to feeding

Treatment:

Other: No gastric residual evaluation

gastric residual evaluation

No Intervention group

Description:

Infants will receive routine gastric residual evaluation