Early Feeds in Gastroschisis

Description

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.

Conditions

Gastroschisis

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Study Details

Study overview

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.

The GAIN Study: The Gastroschisis And Early Infant Nutrition Study

Early Feeds in Gastroschisis

Condition
Gastroschisis
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Los Angeles

University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095

Sacramento

UC Davis Children's Hospital, Sacramento, California, United States, 95817

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Neonates with presumed simple gastroschisis
  • * Born at ≥ 34 weeks' gestation
  • * Hemodynamically stable
  • * Consented within 48 hours after abdominal closure
  • * Mothers who are ≥16 years old
  • * Mothers who speak English or Spanish
  • * 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
  • * Neonates whose care is considered to be futile or those undergoing re-direction of care
  • * Neonates participating in another interventional trial
  • * Any patient deemed unfit for participation by study investigator(s)

Ages Eligible for Study

0 Days to 1 Year

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of California, Davis,

Nicole Cacho, DO, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of California, Davis

Geoanna Bautista, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of California, Davis

Study Record Dates

2029-02-01