The role of early nutrition on the development of very low birth weight newborns

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• Conditions: Growth and neurodevelopment of very low birth weight (<1500 g) newborns; Pregnancy and Childbirth

• Registration Number: ISRCTN64647571
• Lead Sponsor: ithuanian University of Health Sciences

Brief Summary

2024 Preprint results in https://www.preprints.org/manuscript/202404.1077/v1 (added 02/05/2024) 2024 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38794701/ (added 06/09/2024)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-04-12
• Last Update Posted: 9 September 2024
• Study Completion: 2024-09-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

1. Very low birth weight newborns (<1500g), both AGA and SGA, born in Kaunas Perinatal centre.
2. Parental consent acquired.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Congenital malformations
2. Posthaemorrhagic hydrocephalus
3. Abdominal surgery resulting in part of the bowel resection

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Growth restriction at discharge measured using Fenton growth charts<br>2. Body composition at discharge measured using DXA analysis.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. At 12 months corrected gestational age neurodevelopment is assessed using Bayley II scale.