Status:

COMPLETED

Effects of Parenteral L-carnitine Supplementation in Premature Neonates

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospital, Tours

Conditions:

Complication of Prematurity

Eligibility:

All Genders

Up to 28 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Background: Carnitine is the essential cofactor for various enzyme activities of human metabolism, especially for the mitochondrial carnitine shuttle that transfers long-chain fatty acids as acylcarni...

Detailed Description

Background: Carnitine is the essential cofactor for various enzyme activities of human metabolism, especially for the mitochondrial carnitine shuttle that transfers long-chain fatty acids as acylcarni...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Premature newborn admitted in Intensive Care Unit,
  • Gestational age minor or equal than 28 weeks and 6 days,
  • Needing prolonged parenteral nutrition through a central intravenous catheter,
  • Parenteral nutrition started before 6 days of life,
  • Both parents (or legal tutor) gave written informed consent for their children,
  • Patient affiliated to "Sécurité Sociale" of his parents.

Exclusion

  • Severe associated disorder, with a probable short-term death,
  • Identified genetic disease,
  • Polymalformative syndrome, or severe malformation (heart, brain, others…),
  • Inborn error of metabolism,
  • Probable transfer of the subject before 25 days of life in another hospital that do not collaborate to this study.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 1 2013

Estimated Enrollment :

53 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00841295

Start Date

July 1 2008

End Date

July 1 2013

Last Update

October 22 2018

Active Locations (2)

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1

UH Porte Madeleine

Orléans, France

2

Hôpital Clocheville, University Hospital, Tours

Tours, France