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

NCT04062851.

Study name Routine versus no assessment of gastric residual volumes in preterm infants
Methods RCT
Participants 80 preterm neonates with gestational age < 33 weeks and birth weight < 1250 g
Interventions Routine monitoring of prefeed gastric residual
No monitoring of gastric residual
Outcomes Primary outcome: 
  • time to reach full enteral feeds


Secondary outcomes: 
  • NEC; 

  • weight gain; and

  • frequency of feed interruption

Starting date 3 May 2019
Contact information https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04062851
Notes Study completed on 26 April 2022