Study of the Relationship Between Feeding and Late Onset Sepsis and/or Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Low Birth Weight Infants

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Conditions studied: Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Sepsis

In brief

OBJECTIVES: I. Compare the incidence of late onset sepsis and/or necrotizing enterocolitis and duration of hospitalization in low birth weight infants fed with fortified mother's milk supplemented with either fortified pasteurized donor human milk or preterm formula, and with fortified mother's milk versus preterm formula. II. Determine the relationship between functional antibody titers in serial milk samples and the incidence of pathogen specific late onset sepsis (e.g., Staphylococcus epidermidis, Staphylococcus aureus) in these patients. III. Determine the long term sequelae (growth, body composition, health, and neurodevelopment) of human milk versus formula feeding in these patients. IV. Determine the relationship between stress and milk production in the mothers of these patients.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT00005888
Run by
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
People needed
300
Starts
1997-01-01
Last updated by the study team
2005-06-24

Who can join

Age: any, up to 0. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

Where it is running

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