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Bone Density of Large Newborn Infants and Infants of Diabetic Mothers

40 participantsStarted 2010-06

Plain-language summary

Bone density was found to be impaired among lage babies and infants of diabetic mothers as found in small group studies. The assumption is that large weight decreases fetal movements and causes decreased bone mineralization.The aim of the study is to compare 2 study groups - of large infants and infants of diabetic mothers to each other and to controls.

Who can participate

Age range1 Day – 7 Days

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Term infants of birth weight 4 kg and above, and * Infants of diabetic mothers. Exclusion Criteria: * Preterms, * Major congenital malformations, * Sick babies.

What they're measuring

Bone density

Timeframe: 1 week

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01117324

SponsorSheba Medical Center

Sponsor typeOTHER_GOV

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2011-07

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