TY - JOUR T1 - Randomised controlled trial of cisapride in feed intolerance in preterm infants JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition JO - Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed SP - F110 LP - F113 DO - 10.1136/fn.79.2.F110 VL - 79 IS - 2 AU - Alma Enriquez AU - Srinivas Bolisetty AU - Sanjay Patole AU - Paul A Garvey AU - Peter J Campbell Y1 - 1998/09/01 UR - http://fn.bmj.com/content/79/2/F110.abstract N2 - AIM To assess the efficacy of cisapride in reducing the time required to establish enteral feeds in preterm infants. METHODS A randomised, double blind, placebo controlled trial was conducted of 34 infants of ⩽ 32 weeks of gestation, assigned to receive either cisapride 0.2 mg/kg/dose four times daily (n=18) or placebo (n=16). RESULTS The time taken by the babies to tolerate full enteral feeds was not significantly different between the groups (median 9.5 days vs 10 days). There was a significantly lower incidence of large gastric residuals and regurgitation in the treated group compared with the placebo group. The number of episodes of large gastric residuals per infant was also significantly less. No adverse effects were noted. CONCLUSION The routine use of cisapride in preterm infants cannot be recommended to decrease the time to establish enteral feeds. Its use may be justified for clincally significant gastric stasis or regurgitation. ER -