CompletedNot Applicable

Early Protein Supplementation on Prevention of Hyperkalemia

United States62 participantsStarted 2002-12

Plain-language summary

Evaluate if early protein supplementation decreases the incidence of hyperkalemia in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants (babies less than 1,000 grams birth weight).

Who can participate

Age range1 Minute – 12 Hours

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: ELBW infants with birth weight \<1000 grams . Enrollment within the first 12 hr of life. Exclusion Criteria: major congenital anomalies; gestational age less than 24 weeks, infants not resuscitated, death.

What they're measuring

Incidence of hyperkalemia in between groups

Trial details

NCT IDNCT00290160

SponsorThe University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2005-09

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