183
Participants
Start Date
March 11, 2022
Primary Completion Date
January 10, 2024
Study Completion Date
January 10, 2024
Early Total Enteral Feeding
This group will receive enteral feeding volumes at a rate of 80 ml/kg/day starting within the first two hours after birth. Volumes will increased by 20 ml/kg/day till day 4 (total 140 ml/kg/d) and then 150ml/kg/day on day 5.
Conventional Enteral Feeding
This group will receive enteral feeding volumes at a rate of 20 ml/kg/day starting within the first two hours after birth and rest of the daily requirement as Total parenteral nutrition. Volumes will be increased by 20 ml/kg/day till day 3 and thereafter by 30 ml/kg/d till 150ml/kg/day on day 6.
Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi
Lady Hardinge Medical College
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