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Feed thickener vs control

Number of episodes of regurgitation or vomiting per day · Formula‐fed healthy term infants up to 6 months of age with gastro‐oesophageal reflux

1 finding from 1 review

Feed thickener for infants up to six months of age with gastro‐oesophageal reflux 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
6 studies · 442 participants
Moderate

Proportion of infants without regurgitation or vomiting at the end of intervention period (asymptomatic infants) · Formula‐fed healthy term infants up to 6 months of age with gastro‐oesophageal reflux

Feed thickener may leads to higher proportion of infants without regurgitation or vomiting at the end… compared with control (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Feed thickener for infants up to six months of age with gastro‐oesophageal reflux 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 2.5 [1.38, 4.51]
2 studies · 186 participants
Low

Feed thickener vs control

Reflux index (percentage of time pH < 4) · Formula‐fed healthy term infants up to 6 months of age with gastro‐oesophageal reflux

1 finding from 1 review

Feed thickener for infants up to six months of age with gastro‐oesophageal reflux 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 116 participants
Low

Feed thickener vs control

Number of reflux episodes lasting > 5 minutes · Formula‐fed healthy term infants up to 6 months of age with gastro‐oesophageal reflux

1 finding from 1 review

Feed thickener for infants up to six months of age with gastro‐oesophageal reflux 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 116 participants
Low

Feed thickener vs control

Duration of longest reflux episode · Formula‐fed healthy term infants up to 6 months of age with gastro‐oesophageal reflux

1 finding from 1 review

Feed thickener for infants up to six months of age with gastro‐oesophageal reflux 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 116 participants
Low

Feed thickener vs control

Diarrhoea · Formula‐fed healthy term infants up to 6 months of age with gastro‐oesophageal reflux

1 finding from 1 review

Feed thickener for infants up to six months of age with gastro‐oesophageal reflux 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
6 studies · 511 participants
Low