Breast milk may speed up feeding in newborns with gut defects
NCT ID NCT06072976
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether feeding babies with congenital gastrointestinal issues (like gastroschisis or Hirschsprung disease) only human milk helps them reach full feeds faster than standard care, which may include formula. Researchers will also look at gut bacteria and infection rates. The study involves 116 newborns at Seattle Children's Hospital.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- exclusive human milk diet (mother's own milk or donor milk)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that an exclusive human milk diet helps babies with intestinal differences reach full feeds faster and reduces infections.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study (116 infants) comparing two feeding approaches, not a new drug. Results may not apply to all babies, and donor milk is only used briefly.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 116 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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0 days to 55 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Infants with gastroschisis, giant omphalocele, intestinal atresia, mid-gut volvulus, hirschsprungs disease. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Infant has already been on feeds 2. Infants \<34 weeks gestation 3. Parents with contraindications to providing milk (i.e. drug use-cocaine, fentanyl, meth BUT oxy/suboxone/marijuana OK) 4. Complicated gastroschisis 5. Short gut syndrome 6. Additional congenital anomalies that affect ability to tolerate milk (i.e. cyanotic congenital heart disease BUT kidney disease ok)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Seattle Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGSeattle, Washington, 98105, United States
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