Nutrition Protocol and Premature Infants' Growth
Completed
- Conditions
- Premature InfantsNutrition Deficiency Due to Insufficient FoodGrowth Retardation
- Registration Number
- NCT03217045
- Lead Sponsor
- Central Hospital, Nancy, France
- Brief Summary
Nutrition is a major issue for premature infants. Inappropriate nutritional intake during the first weeks of life is responsible for postnatal growth restriction and adverse long-term outcomes.
This study aimed at evaluating the impact of the introduction of an updated, standardized, nutrition protocol on very premature infants' growth and morbidity, and the care givers' compliance to the new protocol.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 158
Inclusion Criteria
- All surviving infants born between 26 and 32 weeks gestation in our Level III NICU
Exclusion Criteria
- Death
- Any congenital malformation
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method weight weekly recording from Day 0 up to Day 77 longitudinal weight evaluation
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method late onset sepsis Day 77 postnatal age Incidence of late onset sepsis
Central venous catheters. Day 77 postnatal age Duration of central venous catheters
Compliance to the protocol weekly recording from Day 0 up to Day 77 comparison between expected prescription and actual nutrition intake
Necrotizing enterocolitis Day 77 postnatal age Necrotizing enterocolitis
patent ductus arteriosus Day 77 postnatal age Incidence of patent ductus aretriosus requiring treatment
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia Day 77 postnatal age Incidence of Bronchopulmonary dysplasia