Iron status in pretem infants between 32 and 37 weeks GA.
Completed
- Conditions
- iron status in preterm infants born between 32 and 37 weeks GA
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON23007
- Lead Sponsor
- sponsor: Juliana children's hospital
- Brief Summary
/A
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 200
Inclusion Criteria
1. Male and female infants born between 32 and 37 wk GA;
2. Stable health status and expected to remain stable;
Exclusion Criteria
1. Major congenital malformations;
2. Chronic or inherited metabolic disease;
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Iron status at the age of 6 months.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To define whether the following factors contribute to iron deficiency during infancy:<br /><br>1. Birth weight;<br /><br>2. Placental weight;<br /><br>3. Sex;<br /><br>4. Growth velocity, length, weight;<br /><br>5. Dietary iron intake (breastfeeding versus formula feeding);<br /><br>6. Bioavailable iron (>500 ml cow milk a day);<br /><br>7. Ethnicity (European versus non-European);<br /><br>8. Socioeconomic status;<br /><br>9. Attending day-care;<br /><br>10. Maternal iron status/anemia during pregnancy;<br /><br>11. Smoking during pregnancy;<br /><br>12. Preeclampsia;<br /><br>13. Maternal gestational or insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus;<br /><br>14. Maternal body mass index (BMI).