Spectral Analysis of Bowel Sounds in Preterm Babies of Less Than 32 Weeks of Amenorrhea (WA) as Predictive Factor of Enterocolitis

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
AgeUp to 32
SponsorCentre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens

About this trial

The recording or bowels is easy and cheap. The investigators wonder if these sounds are modified in babies with high risk of necrotizing enterocolitis. In this study, the investigators suggest to record and do a spectral analysis of 30 seconds of bowel sounds in preterm babies of less than 32WA before and after enteral nutrition, every day until the end of hospitalization. A spectral analysis will be made for each record to determine frequencies of the signal. The investigators will try to determine physiological frequencies and look for modifications in pathological situations.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

preterm babies of less than 32WA

Disqualifiers

preterm babies of more than 32WA,

digestive congenital malformation

Trial design

Design model

Single group

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Recording of the bowel sounds

    Other intervention

    Recording of the bowel sounds before and after enteral feeding three times a week with an electronical stethoscope

Treatment groups

No treatment groups listed

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

variation of spectral analysis of bowel sounds (frequency in Hz) before and after enteral nutrition

establishing spectral analysis of bowel sounds

Time frame
36 months

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

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