Status:

COMPLETED

Enhanced Nutrition for Preterm Infants

Lead Sponsor:

University of Minnesota

Conditions:

Preterm Birth

Eligibility:

All Genders

Up to 30 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

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.

Detailed Description

Infants will be randomized to receive either standard parenteral nutrition via the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) protocol or enhanced parenteral nutrition via the Study protocol during their fir...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 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.

Exclusion

  • 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.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 15 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 31 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

80 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03238768

Start Date

August 15 2017

End Date

July 31 2019

Last Update

October 29 2019

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University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55454