Jajoo 2017.
| Study characteristics | ||
| Methods | Randomised controlled trial | |
| Participants | 60 "stable" VLBW (1000–1499 g birth weight), of gestational age 29–33 weeks at birth Setting: Department of Paediatrics, Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya, New Delhi, India |
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| Interventions | Intervention (n = 31): full enteral feeds (80 mL/kg/day) with expressed maternal milk or formula Control (n = 29): minimal enteral feeds (30 mL/kg/day) supplemented with intravenous 10% dextrose Feed volumes increased by 20 mL/kg/day as tolerated |
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| Notes | Further information via author communication (mamtajajoo123@gmail.com) | |
| Risk of bias | ||
| Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
| Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Low risk | Computer‐generated. |
| Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Low risk | Sealed opaque envelopes. |
| Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | High risk | Unlikely to have been masked. |
| Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | High risk | Unlikely to have been masked. |
| Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Low risk | Complete. |
| Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Unclear risk | Abstract only. No protocol available to compare. Additional to primary and secondary outcome in methods section, they reported duration of hospital stay and mortality. |
| Other bias | Unclear risk | Funding source not reported. |