Exclusive Enteral Nutrition in Preterm Neonates

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Conditions studied: Premature; Infant, Light-for-dates, Enteral Feeding Intolerance

In brief

To test the hypothesis that early exclusive enteral nutrition with the minimal use of parenteral nutrition will improve preterm infants' nutritional outcomes when compared to delayed progression of enteral nutrition and prolonged use of parenteral nutrition.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04337710

Run by

University of Alabama at Birmingham

People needed

102

Starts

2021-05-27

Expected to finish

2025-09-15

Last updated by the study team

2026-06-15

Who can join

Age: any, up to 0. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Gestational age between 28 and 32 weeks of gestation

You may not qualify if…

• Intrauterine growth restriction (birth weight < 10th percentile)
• Major congenital or chromosomal anomalies
• Terminal illness in which decisions to withhold or limit support have been made

Where it is running

• University of Alabama at Birmingham — Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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