The Effect of a Liquid Protein Modular on Growth and Outcomes in the NICU

January 29, 2018 updated by: Corrine K. Hanson, PhD, University of Nebraska
The investigators hypothesis that premature infants receiving a commercially available liquid protein modular will have improved growth when compared with premature infants receiving a commercially available powder protein modular.

Study Overview

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

60

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Nebraska
      • Omaha, Nebraska, United States
        • Alegent Bergan Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

No older than 9 months (CHILD)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Infants less than 2000 gms at birth, receiving maternal breast milk

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Infants receiving formula

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: SINGLE_GROUP
  • Masking: NONE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: control
infants in this arm will receive the current treatment that is standard of care for these infants, powder protein modular to achieve 4 gm/kg/day
Infants will receive powder protein modular to achieve 4 grm/kg/day
EXPERIMENTAL: experimental
this group will receive a liquid protein modular that recently became commercially avaliable, to achieve the same protein of 4 grm/kg/day as the powder comparision group
Infants will receive a commerically avaliable liquid protein modular to provide 4 grm/kg/day

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Growth in premature infants (percentile ranking at 36 weeks CGA)
Time Frame: birth to 36 weeks
birth to 36 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
GI tolerance
Time Frame: birth to 36 weeks
abdominal distention, feeding tolerance
birth to 36 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (ACTUAL)

June 1, 2012

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

June 1, 2013

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

June 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 30, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 31, 2012

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

June 1, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

January 31, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 29, 2018

Last Verified

January 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 12-16432

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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