Transpyloric Feeding for Prevention of Micro-aspiration

Running, not enrolling

Conditions studied: Microaspiration, Gastro Esophageal Reflux

In brief

To determine the effect of transpyloric (TP) feeding on microaspiration and lung inflammation in ventilated preterm infants.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03646045

Run by

Nemours Children's Clinic

People needed

46

Starts

2016-11-04

Expected to finish

2026-12-15

Last updated by the study team

2025-12-24

Who can join

Age: any, up to 1. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Preterm infants with birth weight <1500 grams
• Requiring ventilatory support

You may not qualify if…

• Culture-proven sepsis
• Ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP).

Where it is running

• AI duPont Hospital for Children — Wilmington, Delaware, United States
• Thomas Jefferson University Hospital — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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