Early Total Enteral Feeding Versus Conventional Enteral Feeding in Stable Very Low Birth Weight Infants

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

180

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

July 31, 2014

Primary Completion Date

June 30, 2015

Study Completion Date

July 31, 2015

Conditions
Nutrition of Preterm Infants
Interventions
OTHER

Early total enteral feeding (ETEF)

In ETEF Group total required volume of fluid will be administered as oral feeds and no intravenous fluid will be given. Feeds will be started at 80 mL/kg and increased till 150ml/kg is attained.

OTHER

Conventional enteral feeding (CEF)

CEF Group will receive some feed and some Intravenous fluids. Feeds will be slowly increased from 20 mL/kg on day 1 till full feeds 150ml/kg is attained on day 6 of life.

Trial Locations (1)

110001

Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Lady Hardinge Medical College

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