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Protein Balance and Body Composition in Preterm Infants

Italy30 participantsStarted 2015-01

Plain-language summary

The adequacy of the quality of protein supply could influence the rate and the relative composition of weight gain in very low birth weight preterm infants. Aim of the study is to investigate protein balance according to feeding regimen and the association between human milk feeding and fat free mass content at term corrected age in a cohort of very low birth weight infants.

Who can participate

Age range23 Weeks – 32 Weeks

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * gestational age ≤32 weeks * birth weight \< 1500 grams * birth weight ≥10th percentile according to Fenton's growth chart * stable clinical conditions at discharge * feeding by mouth with either exclusively human milk or formula at discharge Exclusion Criteria: * congenital or chromosomal abnormalities * conditions that could interfere with growth such as chronic lung disease, neurological disorders, metabolic, cardiac disease and abdominal surgery, renal failure and/or sepsis (defined as a positive blood culture).

What they're measuring

Protein balance

Timeframe: at hospital discharge (that is 35-36 post conceptional weeks)

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03013374

SponsorFondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2017-02

Contact for this trial

Laura Morlacchi, MD

+39 0255032483 laura.morlacchi@mangiagalli.it

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