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
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method