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Body fat and fat free mass determination in babies born between 28-34 week with birth weight less than 1500 g given only breast milk feeding compared to those given breast milk supplemented with nutrients feeding: A comparison trial

Not Applicable
Conditions
Health Condition 1: E44- Protein-calorie malnutrition of moderate and mild degree
Registration Number
CTRI/2019/06/019513
Lead Sponsor
AIIMS
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Yet Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

Satisfying all 3 below conditions

1. Preterm infants (28 0/7 to 34 6/7 weeks AND <1500 g birth weight) AND

2. Accepting full oral feeds (120-150 mL/kg) AND

3. At least 75% of the total daily milk intake at that time point (evaluated as proportion of feeds in last 24 hours) should be motherâ??s own milk.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Major congenital anomalies including acyanotic heart disease, gastrointestinal anomalies

2. Hydrops

3. Consent denied

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. To evaluate the body composition (fat mass (FM), fat free mass (FFM), FM% and FM and FFM index) in preterm infants (28 0/7 to 34 6/7 weeks AND 1500 g birth weight) receiving â??motherâ??s own milk without HMF fortificationâ?? with feeding volume of up to 220 mL/kg compared to â??human breast milk with HMF fortification in 180 mL/kgâ?? at 40 ± 2 weeks PMA.Timepoint: At 40 ± 2 weeks postmenstrual age
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. To evaluate weight gain, head circumference growth and length growth rate of these infants at 40 ± 2 weeks PMA. <br/ ><br>2. To evaluate the morbidities in the two groups and the safety of high volume enteral feeding in preterm infants (28 0/7 to 34 6/7 weeks AND 1500 g birth weight) during hospital stay. <br/ ><br>3. To evaluate the body composition (FM, FFM, FM% and FM index) of these infants at 3 ± 1 month of corrected age.Timepoint: At 40 ± 2 weeks postmenstrual age. <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>At 3 ± 1 month of corrected age.
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