Milk And Growth In Children (MAGIC) Born Very Preterm: A Randomized Trial
Recruiting now · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Prematurity
In brief
The goal of this multi-center randomized, parallel group trial is to determine the effect of human milk diets ranging between 180 and 200 mL/kg/day on the body composition outcomes of moderately preterm infants born between 27 and 31 weeks of gestation.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT06420531
- Run by
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
- People needed
- 486
- Starts
- 2025-09-16
- Expected to finish
- 2030-08-30
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-06-15
Who can join
Age: 0 and older, up to 0. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Gestational age between 27 0/7 and 31 6/7 weeks
- Birthweight of 1500 grams or less
- Human milk feeding during the first 14 days after birth
- Full enteral feeding (120mL/kg/day or more) within the first 14 days after birth
You may not qualify if…
- Necrotizing enterocolitis stage 2 or greater
- Spontaneous intestinal perforation
- Major congenital/chromosomal anomalies
- Terminal illness requiring limited or withheld support
- Intention to restrict fluid intake after the first 14 postnatal days due to the presence of a symptomatic patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)
- Any formula feeding within the first 14 days after birth
Where it is running
- University of Alabama at Birmingham — Birmingham, Alabama, United States (enrolling)
- University of Mississippi Medical Center — Jackson, Mississippi, United States
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas — Dallas, Texas, United States
- University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston — Houston, Texas, United States
Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov
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