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Not Yet Recruiting NCT07661992

Breast-milk Enema Administration to Stimulate Passage of Meconium

Conditions: Breast-milk

Sex: All

Ages: 23 Weeks – 28 Weeks

Healthy volunteers: No

Phase: PHASE1

Enrollment: 20

Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Location: Wake Forest University Health Sciences Winston-Salem North Carolina

Summary

Lack of passage of meconium in preterm infants delays feeding advancement and may represent a risk factor for necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) and spontaneous intestinal perforation (SIP). Usual management of meconium impaction has included glycerin suppositories and normal saline enemas. Various methods are used in routine neonatal care to promote meconium evacuation; however, there is no consensus on the agents used and the frequency of applications

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Preterm infants born at \>23 and \

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