The effect of protein supplementation on growth of infants weighing less than 1000 g hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit Akbar Abadi Hospital in Tehran, in 2014-2015
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- Conditions
- Very low birth weight.Extremely low birth weight
- Registration Number
- IRCT2016013126115N2
- Lead Sponsor
- Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 32
Inclusion Criteria
Inclusion citeria: infants with birth wieght less than 1000 g who recieve 100-120 cc/kg/day milk and their parenteral feeding discontinued; infants with major congenital abnormalities, confirmed or suspected necrotizing enterocolitis before recieving protein supplements; infants who do not require a major surgery; infants without intrauterine infections that inhibit growth, or genetic diseases that lead to poor growth.
Exclusion criteria: if BUN exceedes 25 or necrotizing enterocolitis symptoms appear or we have to NPO the newborn baby due to medical conditions, s/he will be excluded.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Head circumference. Timepoint: weekly until neonates weight get to 1500 gram. Method of measurement: meter.;Weight. Timepoint: weekly until neonates weight get to 1500 gram. Method of measurement: Scale.;Height. Timepoint: weekly until neonates weight get to 1500 gram. Method of measurement: Meter.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method eonatal entrocolitis. Timepoint: when neonates weight get to 1500 gram. Method of measurement: Clinical examination.;Blood urea nitrogen. Timepoint: when neonates weight get to 1500 gram. Method of measurement: Blood test.;Creatinine. Timepoint: when neonates weight get to 1500 gram. Method of measurement: Blood test.