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Oral Feed for Premature Birth

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Recruiting

Led By Ashley N Morin, MD

Research Sponsored by The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

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Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 1 month after enrollment.

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Study Summary

This trial is testing whether infants on HFNC/CPAP can feed orally if they show cues that they want to, in order to learn to eat faster.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 1 month after enrollment.

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~1 month after enrollment.

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 1 month after enrollment. for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Post menstrual Age (PMA) once full oral feeds are achieved as documented by not requiring gavage tube feeds for at least 24 hours

Secondary outcome measures

PMA at completion of first oral feed

PMA at hospital discharge

length of hospitalization

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Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Oral Feed Intervention GroupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Group II: Usual careActive Control1 Intervention

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Who is running the clinical trial?

The University of Texas Health Science Center, HoustonLead Sponsor

903 Previous Clinical Trials

320,927 Total Patients Enrolled

12 Trials studying Premature Birth

6,307 Patients Enrolled for Premature Birth

Ashley N Morin, MDPrincipal Investigator - The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Frequently Asked Questions

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How many participants are being included in this clinical trial?

"Affirmative. The information available on clinicaltrials.gov provides evidence that this study is recruiting patients at present. It was initially listed on October 20th 2020 and updated most recently in May 19th 2022, with 50 participants being sought from a single site."

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Are there still openings for participation in this experiment?

"According to clinicaltrials.gov, the application window for this research project is still open. The trial was initially posted on October 20th 2020 and modified lastly on May 19th 2022."

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