Enhanced Nutrition for Preterm Infants

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Conditions studied: Preterm Birth

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03238768

Run by

University of Minnesota

People needed

80

Starts

2017-08-15

Expected to finish

2019-07-31

Last updated by the study team

2019-10-29

Who can join

Age: any, up to 1. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 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.

You may not qualify if…

• 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.

Where it is running

• University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital — Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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