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Register: TCTR
Last refreshed on: 29 April 2024
Main ID:  TCTR20170401001
Date of registration: 01/04/2017
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Division of neonatology, pediatric department, Mahidol University Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Ho
Public title: The effects of warm saline rectal irrigation on feeding intolerance in preterm infants: a randomized controlled trial
Scientific title: The effects of warm saline rectal irrigation on feeding intolerance in preterm infants: a randomized controlled trial
Date of first enrolment: 07/02/2017
Target sample size: 64
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  https://www.thaiclinicaltrials.org/show/TCTR20170401001
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Randomized  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Thailand
Contacts
Name: Pailin -   Sakornnaweechai
Address:  Building 1, 270 Rama IV Road,Thung Phaya Thai Ratchathewi Bangkok 10400. 10400 Bangkok Thailand
Telephone: +6685-403-0716
Email: pailin_2921@hotmail.com
Affiliation:  Mahidol University Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital
Name: Pailin -   Sakornnaweechai
Address:  Building 1, 270 Rama IV Road,Thung Phaya Thai Ratchathewi Bangkok 10400. 10400 Bangkok Thailand
Telephone: +6685-403-0716
Email: pailin_2921@hotmail.com
Affiliation:  Mahidol University Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: •Premature infants with a birth weight < 1500 g or a gestational age (GA) <32 weeks
•Did not pass meconium or pass thin smear 1-2 times during the first 48 hr of life

Exclusion criteria: •major congenital malformations
•known gastrointestinal abnormalities
•Infant with hemodynamic instability


Age minimum: 0 N/A (No limit)
Age maximum: 0 N/A (No limit)
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
warm saline rectal irrigation, feeding intolerance, preterm, meconium passage
preterm with delayed meconium passage and feeding intolerance
warm saline rectal irrigation, feeding intolerance, preterm, meconium passage
Intervention(s)
Experimental Procedure/Surgery,Sham Comparator Procedure/Surgery
rectal irrigation,sham procedure
The infants in intervention group were administered warm saline enema once a day until completed evacuation of meconium but not exceed 5 days.The procedure was done behind the curtains with NO.8 OG feeding tube and 10 ml syringe, lubricated with KY jelly and gentlely inserted into the rectum until the catheter can not pass more then slowly push warm saline and aspirate meconium until the aspirated fluid was clear. ,The infants in the control group were performed sham procedure (open and closed pampers ) behind the curtain.
Primary Outcome(s)
Full enteral feeding was achieved (volumes 150 ml/kg/day) for 72 hrs Time to full enteral feeding was achieved (volumes 150 ml/kg/day) for 72 hrs duration ,Feeding intolerance 10 days Occasions feeds withheld, Occasions feeds reduced, gastric content
Secondary Outcome(s)
Time to first pass of meconium first pass of meconium duration,Time to complete meconium evacuation complete meconium evacuation duration,Duration of hospital stay hospital discharge duration,Duration of phototherapy hospital discharge duration,Mortality rate before end of study number
Secondary ID(s)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Division of neonatology, pediatric department, Mahidol University Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Ho
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Status: Submitted, approved
Approval date:
Contact:
raec.mahidol@gmail.com
Institutional Review Board (IRB) of Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital
+662-2011544 Ext.
raec.mahidol@gmail.com
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed: 28/02/2018
URL:
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