Status:

UNKNOWN

Effect of Target Fortified Human Milk on the Growth Quality of Very Preterm Infants (TargetFort)

Lead Sponsor:

Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central

Collaborating Sponsors:

Sociedade Portuguesa de Neonatologia

Conditions:

Growth

Body Composition

Eligibility:

All Genders

1+ years

Brief Summary

It is reported that the standard method for fortification of human milk (HM) overestimates the energy and protein densities of HM (Macedo MHNP 2018), thus originating infant undernutrition (Macedo AJP...

Detailed Description

Study design: observational mixed cohort study, comparing growth and body composition in a contemporary cohort of very preterm infants fed HM with target fortification, the currently adopted clinical ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • newborn infants born at \<33 weeks of gestation,
  • admitted to the NICU of Maternidade Dr. Alfredo da Costa (inborns and outborns),
  • exclusively or predominantly HM fed (\>87.5% volume per day)
  • discharged alive.

Exclusion

  • multiples of grade \>2
  • diagnosis of innate metabolism disorder,
  • fed with formula for \>12.5% of the daily volume intake for two or more consecutive full days ,
  • discharge with transference to other hospital,
  • unavailable for body composition analysis after discharge.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2020

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 16 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

80 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04400396

Start Date

February 1 2020

End Date

December 16 2021

Last Update

June 9 2020

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Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central

Lisbon, Portugal, 1150-199