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Electrogastrography in Small for Gestational Age Preterm Infants

Sponsor
Meir Medical Center (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT00819715
Collaborator
(none)
30
Enrollment
1
Location

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether small for gestational preterm infants, have delayed or decrease gastric motility compared to appropriate for gestational age preterm infants.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase

    Study Design

    Study Type:
    Observational
    Anticipated Enrollment :
    30 participants
    Observational Model:
    Cohort
    Time Perspective:
    Prospective
    Official Title:
    Electrogastrography in Small for Gestational Age Preterm Infants Compared to Appropriate for Gestational Age Infants
    Study Start Date :
    Jun 1, 2008
    Actual Primary Completion Date :
    Jan 1, 2010

    Arms and Interventions

    Arm Intervention/Treatment
    1

    Small for gestational age preterm infants
    2

    Appropriate for gestational preterm infants

    Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

    1. EGG compatible with age [day 1 and day 7 after birth]

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    1 Day to 2 Days
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    All
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
    No
    Inclusion Criteria:

    1. preterm infants 32-37 weeks' gestation

    2. No sepsis or ventilation

    3. Feeding orally or with NG tube.

    4. Age <48 h to be included

    Exclusion Criteria:

    1. GE reflux

    2. Medication that affect gastric motility

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    Site City State Country Postal Code
    1 Neonatal Department,Meir Medical Center Kfar-Saba Israel 44281

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • Meir Medical Center

    Investigators

    • Principal Investigator: Shmuel Arnon, MD, Meir Medical Center

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    None provided.

    More Information

    Publications

    None provided.
    Responsible Party:
    , ,
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT00819715
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • 0244-07-MMC
    First Posted:
    Jan 9, 2009
    Last Update Posted:
    Oct 13, 2010
    Last Verified:
    Jun 1, 2009
    Keywords provided by , ,
    Preterm infants
    small for gestational age
    electrogastrography
    Additional relevant MeSH terms:
    Premature Birth

    Study Results

    No Results Posted as of Oct 13, 2010