To compare the effect of fortification of Human Breast Milk via Preterm Formula Powder or Human Milk Fortifier in Preterm Very Low Birth Weight Neonates.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: P073- Preterm [premature] newborn [other]
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2024/06/069546
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr Geeta Gathwala
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1.Preterm neonates born at =32 weeks of gestation and appropriate for gestational age (AGA).
2. Birth weight less than 1500 g
3. Accepting oral feeds of at least 100ml/kg/day
4. Consuming 75% of milk or more as EBM at enrolment.
Exclusion Criteria
1.Neonates with major congenital anomalies
2.Neonates with severe birth asphyxia.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.Rate of in hospital weight gain in g/kg/d from the day of randomisation to the day of discharge.Timepoint: Initially at the time of admission and then daily till discharge
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.Weekly length gain & weekly head circumference gain <br/ ><br>2. Feed intolerance <br/ ><br>3.Neonatal NEC stage 2 or more <br/ ><br>4.All cause of mortality <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Initially at the time of admission , length gain & head circumference will be measured weekly till discharge <br/ ><br>Whereas Necrotising enterocolitis along with feed intolerance & causes of mortality will be assessed daily till discharge