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Gastric Emptying in Neonates and Infants After Formula Feeding

Columbia University · NCT02665923

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Up to age 1 · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Observational
Target enrollment
210
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
March 2016
Record last updated
April 23, 2026

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What the study is about

Ultrasound imaging will be used to evaluate time for gastric emptying in healthy, fasting newborns, and infants following feeding of clear liquids and/or milk (including breast or formula).

Being studied: Gastric ultrasound

Conditions: Gastric Emptying

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion criteria for study cohort are pediatric patients from Allen Hospital and Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York Presbyterian Hospital who are receiving feeding by formula

  • healthy full-term (postmenstrual age ≥ 36 weeks) newborns aged 0-5 days or
  • healthy infants (4-6 months old and 9-12 months old)

Exclusion criteria are individuals who have

  • newborn history of requirement resuscitation at delivery
  • newborn history of admission to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
  • any history of hospital admission
  • history of gastroesophageal reflux or other feeding difficulty
  • receiving any medication known to accelerate or delay gastric emptying, including but not limited to opioid-containing medications and antacids.

Recruiting US locations

  • Columbia University Irving Medical Center / NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital

    New York, NY 10032

    Site contact: Lena S Sun, MD · (212) 305-2413 · lss4@cumc.columbia.edu

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Lena S. Sun, MD · lss4@cumc.columbia.edu
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