Early Feeds in Gastroschisis

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Conditions studied: Gastroschisis

In brief

This study aims to evaluate the feasibility of initiating early feeds in neonates with gastroschisis, a condition where infants are born with their intestines outside the body.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06878950

Run by

University of California, Davis

People needed

20

Starts

2025-02-24

Expected to finish

2029-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-03-17

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Neonates with presumed simple gastroschisis
• Born at ≥ 34 weeks' gestation
• Hemodynamically stable
• Consented within 48 hours after abdominal closure
• Mothers who are ≥16 years old
• Mothers who speak English or Spanish

You may not qualify if…

• Neonates with evidence of complex gastroschisis at time of closure (any ischemic bowel, intestinal perforation, or obvious atresia with mesenteric defect)
• Presence of any major congenital anomalies
• Neonates who are receiving ionotropic medications
• Neonates who are wards of the state
• Neonates whose care is considered to be futile or those undergoing re-direction of care
• Neonates participating in another interventional trial
• Any patient deemed unfit for participation by study investigator(s)

Where it is running

• UC Davis Children's Hospital — Sacramento, California, United States (enrolling)
• University of California Los Angeles — Los Angeles, California, United States

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