Use of Prokinetics in Early Enteral Feeding in Preterm Infants
Status:
Terminated
Trial end date:
2015-12-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Objective of this study are:
1) To determine if medication help extreme preterm infants to tolerate feeding better by
reaching full feeding earlier.2) Out of two medication; which one is better for efficacy 1)
Erythromycin 2) Metoclopramide. Infants who meet inclusion criteria would be entered to study
after parental consent. Infant would be blinded to care givers. Infants will be randomized to
receive one of three medication for 7-14 days. If infants fail on one medication they will be
allowed to crossover to other medication. Infant would be allowed to treat like other
infants. Blindness can be broken if deem necessary by attending neonatologist.