CompletedNot Applicable

Enhanced Nutrition for Preterm Infants

United States80 participantsStarted 2017-08-15

Plain-language summary

The overall objective of the proposal is to demonstrate the feasibility of providing increased calories and protein in the first week of life to very low birth weight (VLBW) preterm infants.

Who can participate

Age range30 Weeks

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * VLBW (birth weight \<1500grams) preterm (gestational age (GA) at birth \< 32 weeks) infants admitted to the University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital NICU, for which written informed consent can be secured from a parent within 12 hours of birth. Exclusion Criteria: * Infants who are diagnosed prenatally with a clinical condition (other than prematurity) that is known to affect growth rate, adiposity, or neurocognitive development, who experienced severe birth asphyxia, who are enrolled in another study affecting nutritional management, or who are likely to be transferred out of the NICU will be excluded from participation.

What they're measuring

The primary outcome measure will be the amount of nutrition ( kcals/kg/day and amount of protein g/kg/day and amount of lipids g/kg/day) received in the first week of life.

Timeframe: 1 week

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03238768

SponsorUniversity of Minnesota

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2019-07-31

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