Gluconeogenesis in Very Low Birth Weight Infants Who Are Receiving Nutrition By Intravenous Infusion

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Conditions studied: Infant, Low Birth Weight, Hyperglycemia

In brief

RATIONALE: Very low birth weight infants have problems maintaining normal blood sugar levels. Gluconeogenesis is the production of sugar from amino acids and fats. The best combination of amino acids, fat, and sugar to help very low birth weigh infants maintain normal blood sugar levels is not yet known. PURPOSE: Clinical trial to study how very low birth weight infants break down amino acids, fat, and sugar given by intravenous infusion, and the effect of different combinations of nutrients on the infants' ability to maintain normal blood sugar levels.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00005889

Run by

National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)

People needed

96

Starts

1999-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2005-06-24

Who can join

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

Where it is running

• Baylor College of Medicine — Houston, Texas, United States (enrolling)

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