Preterm Infant Growth

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Growth, Development, Infant

In brief

The purpose of this study is to assess growth of preterm infants fed a test formula compared to a standard formula up to the first 4 months of corrected gestational age.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01162798

Run by

Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)

People needed

150

Starts

2010-09-01

Expected to finish

2014-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-11-04

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Born AGA
• Exclusively formula-fed
• 28-34 weeks GA at birth
• Intact GI tract, tolerating full oral feeds
• Expected to be discharged from the hospital within a minimum of 24 hours, maximum of 5 days

You may not qualify if…

• Severe respiratory disease defined as needing mechanical ventilation at discharge
• Any significant systemic diseases that could affect growth. This includes cardiac, neurologic, or GI conditions.
• Major congenital malformation, history of GI surgery, severe postnatal complications
• Daily or routine diuretic use at time of discharge
• Receiving more than 10% of daily kcals from food additives such as thickeners
• Currently participating or having participated in another conflicting clinical trial.

Where it is running

• Children's Hospital & Research Center — Oakland, California, United States
• Advocate Lutheran Children's Hospital — Park Ridge, Illinois, United States
• University of Iowa — Iowa City, Iowa, United States
• Center for Human Nutrition — Omaha, Nebraska, United States
• Midatlantic Neonatology Associates, Inc — Morristown, New Jersey, United States
• Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron — Akron, Ohio, United States
• Nationwide Children's Hospital — Columbus, Ohio, United States
• University of Utah, Dept of Pediatrics — Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
• VCU Children's Medical Center — Richmond, Virginia, United States

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