Status:
COMPLETED
Neuroendocrine Mechanisms of Growth and Body Composition in Preterm and Term Infants
Lead Sponsor:
University of Utah
Conditions:
Premature Birth
Eligibility:
All Genders
31-42 years
Brief Summary
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-mens...
Detailed Description
1. To assess the feasibility of measuring body fat deposition by ADP in medically stable late gestation (32-35 weeks), premature infants during a period of rapid postnatal growth. 2. To test the relat...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 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
Exclusion
- 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
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2008
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
72 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00833222
Start Date
January 1 2008
End Date
June 1 2012
Last Update
December 26 2017
Active Locations (1)
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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84132