Status:

COMPLETED

Impact of Hindmilk on Weight Gain Among Moderate to Very Preterm Infants in Zambia

Lead Sponsor:

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Collaborating Sponsors:

Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia

Chiesi Foundation

Conditions:

Postnatal Growth Restriction

Eligibility:

All Genders

1-7 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The primary hypothesis is that very preterm infants between 28 0/7 to 31 6/7 weeks with a birth weight from 1000-1999 grams allocated to the HV breastmilk group (200-240 mL/kg/day) until hospital disc...

Detailed Description

The proposed study is a non-blinded randomized controlled trial with a 1:1 parallel allocation of infants to higher-volume feedings (200-240 ml/kg/day) or usual-volume feedings (140-180 ml/kg/day) usi...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Between 28 0/7 to 31 6/7 weeks of age or weighing between 1000-1999 grams,
  • Admitted to the UTH NICU within 24 hours after birth, and
  • Infants who have reached feeding volume ≥120 mL/kg/day at time of randomization

Exclusion

  • Who are deemed unstable by the neonatologist,
  • With necrotizing enterocolitis or intestinal perforation
  • Known gastrointestinal malformations,
  • Major malformations or congenital anomalies, and
  • Whose parents do not provide informed consent

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 13 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 10 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

214 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05403684

Start Date

June 13 2022

End Date

February 10 2023

Last Update

February 14 2023

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University Teaching Hospital

Lusaka, Zambia, 10101