Early Administration of Bifidobacterium to Very Low Birth Weight Infants
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Preterm Infants
- Registration Number
- NCT01330095
- Lead Sponsor
- Tokyo Women's Medical University
- Brief 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.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 36
Inclusion Criteria
- Very low birth weight infant
Exclusion Criteria
- Presence of major congenital malformations
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method the day at total feeding volume reached 100ml/kg/day post natal day the post natal day at total enteral feeding reached 100ml/kg/day
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method colonizatin of Bifidobacterium 4 weeks after birth the level of Bifidobacterium in feces from the study infants growth rate of the study infants the positive rate of MRSA colonization among the study infants adverse outcomes
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Tokyo Women's Medical Unversity
🇯🇵Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo Women's Medical Unversity🇯🇵Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan