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Gastric Emptying in Neonates and Infants After Formula Feeding

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Gastric Emptying in Pediatric Patients

Who can join

12 Months · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome

Full eligibility criteria
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

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

Exclusion criteria are individuals who have

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

About the study

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).

What is being tested

Sponsor: Columbia University · Participants: 210 · Started: 2016-03

Contact the study team

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT02665923

Locations in the U.S.

New YorkColumbia University Irving Medical Center / NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.