Comparing feeding methods for newborns with brain injury
Part of Brain & nervous system, Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study compares two ways of feeding babies with brain injury from lack of oxygen at birth (hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy). One group gets small, steady feedings (continuous) and the other gets larger amounts every few hours (bolus). The goal is to see which is better for their recovery.
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Who can take part
- Your baby must have signs of brain injury after a lack of oxygen at birth, like seizures or an abnormal exam.
- Blood tests right after birth should show a low pH (7.15 or less) or high base deficit (more than -10).
- Your baby should be getting cooling treatment (therapeutic hypothermia) for the brain injury.
- Your baby cannot have major birth defects or inherited metabolic disorders.
- Your baby cannot have started any feeding before being enrolled in the trial.
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