A research project looked into how feeding babies with human milk while they are in the hospital after being born prematurely affects their brain development when they are 18 to 20 months old.
Not Applicable
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2024/06/068470
- Lead Sponsor
- Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College KLE University Belgavi
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1) Low birth weight babies (less than 2.5kg)
2) Babies who were received donor human milk for = 5 days duration.
3) Parents of babies who give consent and are willing to take part in the
study.
4) Babies living within 50 KM from DR. Prabhakar Kore Hospital and Medical Research Centre , Belagavi, Karnataka.
Exclusion Criteria
1) Babies with congenital or chromosomal anomalies that might contribute to poor
developmental outcome.
2) Birth asphyxia .
3) Babies with blindness, hearing and speech disabilities (cranial nerve injuries)
4) Babies with history of feeding difficulties.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To study the association of human milk feeding (mother’s own milk and or donor human milk) during the neonatal hospitalisation on the neurodevelopment of low birth weight babies of 18 to 20 months of age.Timepoint: The study will be conducted for a span of one year
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To study association of the total duration of human milk feeding (mother’s own milk and/or donor human milk) on the growth of infant at 18-20 months of age.Timepoint: The study will be conducted for a span of one year