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Early Administration of Bifidobacterium to Very Low Birth Weight Infants

NCT01330095 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 36

Last updated 2011-04-06

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Summary

To evaluate the effects of early administration of probiotics on acceleration of enteral feeding, and on growth of very low birth weight infants, newborn infants with birth weight less than 1500g are administered Bifidobacterium bifidum twice a day.

Conditions

  • Preterm Infants

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Administration of Bifidobacterium bifidum

Administration of Bifidobacterium bifidum to very low birth weight infants

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Tokyo Women's Medical University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Max Age
7 Days
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-03-31
Primary Completion
2008-06-30
Completion
2008-12-31

Countries

  • Japan

Study Locations

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