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Clinical Trials/NCT01330095
NCT01330095
Completed
Not Applicable

Early Administration of Bifidobacterium Bifidum to Very Low Birth Weight Infants: A Pilot Study

Tokyo Women's Medical University1 site in 1 country36 target enrollmentMarch 2007
ConditionsPreterm Infants

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Preterm Infants
Sponsor
Tokyo Women's Medical University
Enrollment
36
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
the day at total feeding volume reached 100ml/kg/day
Status
Completed
Last Updated
15 years ago

Overview

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.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
March 2007
End Date
December 2008
Last Updated
15 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Parallel
Sex
All

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Very low birth weight infant

Exclusion Criteria

  • Presence of major congenital malformations

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

the day at total feeding volume reached 100ml/kg/day

Time Frame: post natal day

the post natal day at total enteral feeding reached 100ml/kg/day

Secondary Outcomes

  • colonizatin of Bifidobacterium(4 weeks after birth)

Study Sites (1)

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