Early Feeds in Gastroschisis

ConditionGastroschisis
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age0-1
SponsorUniversity of California, Davis

About this trial

This study aims to evaluate the feasibility of initiating early feeds in neonates with gastroschisis, a condition where infants are born with their intestines outside the body.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Neonates with presumed simple gastroschisis

Born at ≥ 34 weeks' gestation

Hemodynamically stable

Consented within 48 hours after abdominal closure

Disqualifiers

Neonates with evidence of complex gastroschisis at time of closure (any ischemic bowel, intestinal perforation, or obvious atresia with mesenteric defect)

Presence of any major congenital anomalies

Neonates who are receiving ionotropic medications

Neonates who are wards of the state

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Early Feeding Protocol

Treatment groups

20 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group

Sponsors and collaborators

University of California, Davis

Lead sponsor

The Gerber Foundation

Collaborator

University of California, Los Angeles

Collaborator

University of California Fetal Consortium

Collaborator

National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)

Collaborator