Effect of Protein Intake on Preterm Infant Body Composition (NCT02353013) | Clinical Trial Compass
CompletedNot Applicable
Effect of Protein Intake on Preterm Infant Body Composition
United States36 participantsStarted 2014-12
Plain-language summary
The investigators will compare weight gain based on fat accretion and change in body composition in preterm infants receiving different amounts of enteral protein.
Who can participate
Age range1 Minute – 1 Year
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Premature infants born less than 32 weeks EGA
* Growth that is appropriate for gestational age (AGA)
* Admitted to OU Children's NICU, inborn or outborn
* Receiving enteral feedings \<100 mL/kg/day
* Hemodynamically stable
Exclusion Criteria:
* Severe congenital anomalies to include congenital heart disease, chromosomal anomalies, open neural tube defects, and/or intestinal anomalies precluding enteral feedings
* Growth restriction, growth that is small for gestational age (SGA) or large for gestational age (LGA)
* Inborn errors of metabolism
* History of necrotizing enterocolitis Bell stage III
* Cerebrospinal fluid indwelling shunt (affects body composition measurements)
* Expected death prior to 36 weeks EGA (the end of the study period)
* Inability to meet Pea Pod® requirements for the first measurement
* On vasopressor medications