Neuroendocrine Mechanisms of Growth and Body Composition in Preterm and Term Infants

Completed

Conditions studied: Premature Birth

In brief

The purpose of this study is to test the feasibility of measuring body composition by air displacement plethysmography (ADP) in rapidly growing, medically stable late gestation \[32-35 weeks post-menstrual age (PMA)\] premature infants.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00833222

Run by

University of Utah

People needed

72

Starts

2008-01-01

Expected to finish

2012-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-12-26

Who can join

Age: 1 and older, up to 1. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Infants born between 32 4/7 and 35 3/7 weeks gestation or 37 4/7 and 42 3/7 weeks gestation, by physical exam at birth
• Birth weight between the 5th and 95th percentile corrected for gestational age

You may not qualify if…

• Chromosomal abnormalities
• Major congenital anomalies
• Major surgery
• Severe CNS injury
• Inborn errors of metabolism
• Assisted ventilation
• Inability to start enteral feeds by 96 hours of age

Where it is running

• University of Utah — Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

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