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N/A N=5,716

Optimising Newborn Nutrition During Therapeutic Hypothermia.

Infant, Newborn · Asphyxia Neonatorum · Hypothermia, Induced · Parenteral Nutrition · Infant Nutrition

Enrolled (actual)
5,716
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Sep 2023
Primary outcome: Primary: Necrotising Enterocolitis - for the Enteral Nutrition Comparison — NA; NA; NA; 7 Participants

Study Design & Population

Study type
Observational
Phase
N/A
Interventions
Received enteral (milk) feeds during therapeutic hypothermia (Dietary_supplement); Enteral (milk) feeds withheld during therapeutic hypothermia (Dietary_supplement); Received parenteral nutrition during therapeutic hypothermia (Dietary_supplement); Did not receive parenteral nutrition during therapeutic hypothermia (Dietary_supplement)
Age
Pediatric
Sex
All
Sponsor
Imperial College London
Primary completion
Dec 2017

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Necrotising Enterocolitis - for the Enteral Nutrition Comparison
NA; NA; NA; 7
PRIMARY
Blood Stream Infection - for the Parenteral Nutrition Comparison
NA; 8; 11; NA
SECONDARY
Survival
1552; 1465; 1154; 1116
SECONDARY
Length of Stay
12.7; 14.8; 15.0; 14.1
SECONDARY
Breastfeeding
883; 752; 575; 582
SECONDARY
Hypoglycaemia
293; 269; 212; 235
SECONDARY
Duration of Central Venous Line
4.3; 5.5; 6; 5.1
SECONDARY
Growth
-0.54; -0.6; -0.65; -0.66

Summary

The overarching aim of this project is to determine the optimum enteral and parenteral nutrition strategy for newborns with Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy (HIE) during and after therapeutic hypothermia. To do this the investigators will perform two primary comparisons: 1. ENTERAL: to determine whether any enteral (milk) feeding, when compared to withholding enteral feeding (no milk), during therapeutic hypothermia, is associated with a difference in the incidence of necrotising enterocolitis. 2. PARENTERAL: to determine whether provision of intravenous dextrose, when compared to provision of parenteral nutrition, during therapeutic hypothermia, is associated with a difference in the incidence of blood stream infection. The investigators will use de-identified data held in an established research database called the National Neonatal Research Database (NNRD) and we will use the potential outcomes framework with application of propensity scoring to define matched subgroups for comparison.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Received neonatal care at a unit that is part of the UK Neonatal Collaborative; this includes all NHS neonatal units in England, Scotland and Wales
  • Recorded gestational age at birth ≥36 weeks
  • Recorded as receiving therapeutic hypothermia for 72 hours or died during therapeutic hypothermia

Exclusion Criteria

  • Infants with missing data for principal background and outcome variables.
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03278847). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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