Imperial College London

Academic Institute

Chris Gale

The Medical Research Council

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WHEAT stands for WithHolding Enteral feeds Around packed red cell Transfusion to prevent necrotising enterocolitis in preterm neonates. It is a multi-centre, randomised point of care trial. This means that WHEAT uses information that is already being collected by doctors and nurses as part of day to day care, which makes it much simpler and easier to take part in. There are two aims of WHEAT: To demonstrate that a point of care trial design is a simpler, easier and more efficient way to carry out clinical trials, please see the video below for more information. To see whether withholding milk feeds before, during and after blood transfusion in preterm infants reduces the risk of necrotising enterocolitis. The Chief Investigator is Dr Chris Gale, Senior Clinial Lecturer, Imperial College London and Neonatal consultant Chelsea and Westminister NHS Foundation Trust.

REC reference: 18/LO/0900

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