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Individualized Fortification of Breast Milk for Preterm Infants - A Pilot Study

NCT01305642 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 13

Last updated 2016-08-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

To analyze the weight gain of very low birth weight infants during a minimum period of three weeks before 36 weeks postmenstrual age when infants are fed with breast milk that has been individually fortified.

Conditions

  • Postnatal Growth Disorder

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Individualized fortification of breast milk

Lactose, fat and protein content will be measured prior to breast milk fortification. Subsequently, breast milk for preterm infants will individually fortified adjusted by using data from milk analysis.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • McMaster Children's Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Christoph Fusch, MD,PhD,FRCPC · McMaster Children's Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Max Age
32 Weeks
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-02-28
Primary Completion
2011-11-30
Completion
2011-12-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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