Gastric Emptying in Neonates and Infants After Formula Feeding

ConditionGastric Emptying

Trial statusRecruiting

Trial phaseNot listed

Trial typeObservational

Biological sexAll

AgeUp to 12

SponsorColumbia University

About this trial

Ultrasound imaging will be used to evaluate time for gastric emptying in healthy, fasting newborns, and infants following feeding of clear liquids and/or milk (including breast or formula).

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

healthy full-term (postmenstrual age ≥ 36 weeks) newborns aged 0-5 days or

healthy infants (4-6 months old and 9-12 months old)

Disqualifiers

newborn history of requirement resuscitation at delivery

newborn history of admission to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

any history of hospital admission

history of gastroesophageal reflux or other feeding difficulty

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

Gastric ultrasound

Treatment groups

210 Participants

are divided into 3 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Columbia University

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov