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CompletedNCT00819715Updated Oct 13, 2010

Electrogastrography in Small for Gestational Age Preterm Infants

An observational study in Premature Birth, sponsored by Meir Medical Center. Completed at 1 site in Israel. Open to participants aged 1 Day to 2 Days. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2010-10-13.

Sponsored by Meir Medical Center · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
30
Ages
1 Day to 2 Days
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether small for gestational preterm infants, have delayed or decrease gastric motility compared to appropriate for gestational age preterm infants.

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Conditions studied

  • Premature Birth

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Keywords

  • Preterm infants
  • small for gestational age
  • electrogastrography
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In context

Premature Birth

2,615 studies on the registry are indexed under Premature Birth; 507 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 30 is below the median of 115 across 798 observational studies indexed under Premature Birth.

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Lead sponsor

Meir Medical Center is the lead sponsor of 400 studies on the registry; 25 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
1 Day to 2 Days
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Probability sample

Study population

Preterm infants >31 weeks, - 37 weeks , healthy, on enteralfeeds

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Inclusion criteria

  1. preterm infants 32-37 weeks' gestation
  2. No sepsis or ventilation
  3. Feeding orally or with NG tube.
  4. Age \<48 h to be included

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. GE reflux
  2. Medication that affect gastric motility
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
30 participants (estimated)

Groups and cohorts

  • 1

    Small for gestational age preterm infants

  • 2

    Appropriate for gestational preterm infants

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. EGG compatible with age

    Time frame: day 1 and day 7 after birth

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Study locations

1 site
  • Neonatal Department,Meir Medical Center
    Kfar Saba, 44281, Israel
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References and documents

Publications

  • Liang J, Co E, Zhang M, Pineda J, Chen JD. Development of gastric slow waves in preterm infants measured by electrogastrography. Am J Physiol. 1998 Mar;274(3):G503-8. doi: 10.1152/ajpgi.1998.274.3.G503. PubMed 9530151 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Oct 13, 2010, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00819715
First posted
Jan 9, 2009
Start date
Jun 2008
Primary completion
Jan 2010
Last update
Oct 13, 2010

Study contacts

Shmuel Arnon, MD
principal investigator · Meir Medical Center

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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