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A clinical trial to study the effect of starting complementary food at 4 months compared to 6 months of age on growth of preterm infants born before 34 weeks of gestation.

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Health Condition 1: null- Preterm infants born at less than 34 completed weeks of gestation
Registration Number
CTRI/2012/11/003149
Lead Sponsor
Department Of Pediatrics AIIMS Delhi
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
390
Inclusion Criteria

1. Preterm infants born at less than 34 completed

weeks of gestation with no major

malformation or chromosomal or genetic

abnormality

2. Residence within 60 km of the study hospitals

and no plan to move away from the study region

during the period of study

Exclusion Criteria

Infants requiring an initial hospital stay following birth beyond 40 weeks of postmenstrual age

Infants initiated on complementary foods prior to 4 months (17 weeks) of corrected age

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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