Amino Acids Profiles in Premature Infants Receiving Nutritional Support
Completed
- Conditions
- Premature Infant
- Interventions
- Other: Collection of blood and urine
- Registration Number
- NCT03100305
- Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to investigate the changes of amino acid metabolic profiles in different nutritional stages of preterm infants and determine the effects of nutritional intervention on the amino acid metabolic status of preterm infants.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 124
Inclusion Criteria
Premature infants, and admitted to hospital within 24 hours after birth; Documentation of informed consent; In need of receiving parenteral nutrition after birth;
Exclusion Criteria
Premature infants with a parenteral nutrition period of less than 3 days; Inborn error of metabolism; Chromosomal abnormalities or multiple malformations;
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Extremely preterm infants Collection of blood and urine - Late preterm infants Collection of blood and urine - Very preterm infants Collection of blood and urine - Moderately preterm infants Collection of blood and urine -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Amino acid profiles in blood through the transition to enteral nutrition, an average of 1 month Amino acid levels in blood
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Weight Until the corrected gestational age is 37 weeks or discharged Height Until the corrected gestational age is 37 weeks or discharged Head circumference Until the corrected gestational age is 37 weeks or discharged
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Xin Hua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
🇨🇳Shanghai, China