Status:

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Pasteurised Donor Human Milk Supplementation for Term Babies

Lead Sponsor:

The University of Queensland

Collaborating Sponsors:

Murdoch Childrens Research Institute

La Trobe University

Conditions:

Neonatal Hypoglycemia

Metabolic Complication

Eligibility:

All Genders

Up to 48 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

PRESENT is a multi-center randomised controlled trial that aims to assess whether access to pasteurized donor human milk as supplementary nutrition in the first five days of life for term infants born...

Detailed Description

Diabetes in pregnancy is becoming increasingly common globally, with more than 40 000 infants born to women with gestational diabetes alone in Australia each year. These infants are at a high risk of ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Each participant must meet all the following criteria to be enrolled in this trial:
  • Mother is \>18 years at the time of consent
  • Mother has diabetes in pregnancy (type 1, type 2 or gestational diabetes)
  • Mother intends to breastfeed for at least 6 weeks at the time of consent.
  • Infant is born at ≥ 37 weeks and weighs \> 2.5kg
  • Clinician caring for infant decides that supplementary nutrition (in addition to maternal breast milk) is required within the first 48 hours after birth.
  • Parent/s provide/s a signed and dated informed consent form and has a legally acceptable representative capable of understanding the informed consent document and providing consent on the participant's behalf.

Exclusion

  • Mother/infant pairs meeting any of the following criteria will be excluded from the trial:
  • Multiple pregnancy
  • Mother has a condition that precludes maternal breast milk consumption e.g. HIV, receiving chemotherapy
  • Infant has clinically significant congenital abnormality interfering with effective breastfeeding or breast milk consumption (e.g., cleft lip and palate, metabolic disorder) and/or requiring immediate care in a neonatal unit (e.g., congenital heart disease).
  • Infant has received infant formula prior to randomisation.
  • Infant admitted to neonatal intensive care prior to randomisation.
  • More than 48 hours old at the time of recruitment

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 2 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2028

Estimated Enrollment :

1444 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06993103

Start Date

June 2 2025

End Date

December 1 2028

Last Update

May 28 2025

Active Locations (4)

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Royal Brisbane and Womens Hospital (QLD)

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 4010

2

Greenslope Hospital (QLD)

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 4101

3

Frances Perry House (VIC)

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

4

Royal Womens Hospital (VIC)

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia