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. 2023 Jun 16;2023(6):CD012937. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012937.pub3

ISRCTN98322846.

Study name Routine gastric residual aspiration in preterm infants and the effect on reaching full feed
Methods RCT
Participants Infants ≤ 32 weeks' gestational age
Interventions Routine gastric aspiration group: routine prefeed aspiration of gastric residuals every 6 hours
No routine gastric residual aspiration group
Outcomes Primary outcome: 

  • time taken to reach full enteral feeds (120 mL/kg/d)


Secondary outcomes: 

  • time taken to reach 150 mL/kg/d; 

  • duration of TPN; 

  • duration of CVL usage; 

  • incidence of sepsis;

  • incidence of NEC; and 

  • weight gain (g/kg/d)
Starting date December 2015
Contact information www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN98322846
Notes Study completion estimated for December 2018