A Trial to Assess Optimal Postoperative Feeding Regiments Following Pyloromyotomy
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Official title
A Prospective Randomized Trial to Assess Optimal Postoperative Feeding Regiments Following Pyloromyotomy
Brief summary
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There are several choices to consider when determining the timing of initiation of enteral feeds following a pyloromyotomy. Some practice patterns have initiated feedings as soon as the infant awakens from anesthesia. Some authors have suggested a period of withholding feedings for several hours postoperatively, while others have recommended a significantly longer period of starvation (18 hours) before initiating feedings. The ongoing debate arises over whether a physician chooses a standardized, incremental feeding regimen versus an ad libitum feeding schedule which allows the infant to decide when and how much to eat. Neither has been studied effectively in a randomized controlled setting. A recent review of the literature would suggest that a period of 4 hours of NPO, followed by ad lib feedings may be the best postoperative regimen. This however, has not been studied in a randomized, controlled trial.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT02415049
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 163 participants
Conditions and interventions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 2 Weeks to 10 Weeks
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepts healthy volunteers
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Dec 31, 2013
- Primary completion
- Aug 31, 2015
- Completion
- Aug 31, 2015
- Last update posted
- May 12, 2016
2014 – 2015
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Hospital for Children | Indianapolis | Indiana | 46202 | — |
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- Last update posted May 12, 2016 · Synced Sep 3, 2026
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