Human milk, nutrition, growth and breastfeeding (Hummingbird)
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- utrition in preterm infantsPregnancy and Childbirth
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN57339063
- Lead Sponsor
- ewcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Brief Summary
2023 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36882232/ protocol (added 08/03/2023)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Ongoing
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 130
Inclusion Criteria
1. Preterm infants born at less than 33 completed weeks of gestation or less than 1500g birthweight
2. Admitted to Ward 35 (Neonatal Unit, RVI) in first week of life
3. Written informed consent from parents
4. Maternal intention to provide breastmilk after birth
Exclusion Criteria
1. Parents unwilling to accept donor human milk
2. Major congenital or life-threatening abnormalities
3. Inability to randomise within 7 days of birth
4. Exposure to formula milk product prior to randomisation
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Breastfeeding (or a mother who is still expressing breastmilk) at 36 completed weeks of gestation or discharge if this is earlier (yes/no) measured using patient records
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method