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Intestinal Function in Neonates With Complex Congenital Heart Disease
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Arm 1: NPO by mouth pre-operative and Arm 2: Fresh Breast Milk pre-operative for Congenital Heart Defects and Growth Failure. Completed, enrolled 27 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
Postnatal intestinal function in cardiac infants. The overall goal of this proposal is to address a widespread health problem in the pediatric cardiac infant population - poor postnatal growth - through a collaborative effort between pediatric cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, neonatology, microbiology, and immunology. The hypothesis is that term neonates with complex congenital heart disease (CHD) who receive trophic breastmilk feeds in the pre-operative period will show improved gut function than neonates who were strictly NPO (nothing by mouth) in the pre-operative period.
Study Details
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Interventions
Current treatment for infants born with cardiac defects awaiting surgery is to keep them NPO pre-operatively. Arm 1 will make no changes to this current policy.
Infants randomized to Arm 2 of the study will receive their mother's own breast milk pre-operatively.