Overview

Efficacy of Prophylactic Glycerin Suppositories for Feeding Intolerance in Very Low Birth Weight Preterm Infants: a Randomized Trial

Status:
Recruiting

Trial end date:
2022-06-01

Target enrollment:

Participant gender:

Summary

To evaluate the efficacy of prophylactic glycerin suppositories will accelerate the elimination of meconium from the large intestine and thus reduce the incidence of feeding intolerance in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants

Phase:

N/A

Details

Lead Sponsor:

King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center

Collaborators:

Dr. Sulaiman Alhabib Medical City, Riyadh
Security Forces Hospital

Treatments:

Glycerol