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neoGASTRIC - a multicentre randomised control trial in the UK and Australia looking at whether the routine measurement of gastric residual volumes is good or bad for preterm babies.


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neoGASTRIC Co-ordinating Centre

Name
NPEU Clinical Trials Unit
Address
Nuffield Department of Women's and Reproductive Health (NDWRH)
University of Oxford
Level 2, New Radcliffe House
Radcliffe Observatory Quarter
Woodstock Road

Oxford
OX2 6GG
Email
neogastric@npeu.ox.ac.uk
Tel
01865 289714

neoGASTRIC Chief Investigators

Portrait of Chris Gale
Name
Dr Chris Gale
Role
Chief Investigator
Consultant neonatologist, Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust

Chris Gale is a Professor of Neonatal Medicine, and works clinically as an honorary consultant neonatologist at Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust. His research focus is neonatal population health - improving neonatal care through large simple clinical trials, observational research and population-level surveillance. A central aspect of this work is meaningful parent and patient involvement in neonatal research. Other research interests include better understanding how prematurity and other early life factors influence health throughout later life, and efficiently disseminating clinical research findings to ensure evidence based neonatal care.

Portrait of Calum Roberts
Name
Dr Calum Roberts
Role
Australian Chief Investigator

Calum Roberts is a Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, and is a Consultant Neonatologist at Monash Children's Hospital. Calum's main research interests are neonatal resuscitation and respiratory management. He is currently leading several clinical trials with the aim of improving outcomes for preterm infants and their families.

Updated: Wednesday, 11 November 2026 10:45 (v30)

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