Doctors have tried many different methods of feeding to try to decrease feeding intolerance in preterm babies so that they spend less time receiving liquid nutrition and have fewer problems with feeding intolerance. The purpose of this study is to test two different methods of feeding preterm babies in the hopes of identifying a method that will decrease some of the feeding intolerance that can occur when feeding premature babies.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
136
Group 1 will consist of babies fed by bolus method, administered over no more than 30 minutes. Group 2 will be fed by slow infusion by pump over 2 hours.
Oregon Health & Sciences University
Portland, Oregon, United States
To compare feeding intolerance between these two groups as defined by the following criteria: the number of times that the signs and symptoms in an infant caused the perception of feeding intolerance with feeds paused for longer than one feeding.
Time frame: Daily
To compare the number of days it takes the infant to reach full feeds.
Time frame: After reaching full feeds.
To compare the number of days the infant requires intravenous nutrition.
Time frame: After reaching full feeds.
To compare the number of days of overall hospitalization duration.
Time frame: After patient discharge.
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