Liquid Preterm Formula Versus Powdered Human Milk Fortifier in VLBW Infants

University of Oklahoma84 enrolled

Overview

This study aims to compare the short-term effects on growth and feeding tolerance of a liquid high calorie formula added to human milk versus powdered human milk fortifier in small preterm infants.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Infant, Very Low Birth Weight

Interventions

Similac special care 30DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Liquid pre-term formula 30Kcals/oz. used as human milk fortifier.

Similac human milk fortifierDIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Powdered human milk fortifier.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 1 DayMax age: 10 Weeks

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Infants between 500 and 1499 grams of birthweight, receiving mother's milk. Exclusion Criteria: * Infants with major congenital anomalies and previous history of gastrointestinal disease.

Locations (1)

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit/Children's Hospital

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

The primary outcome will be weight gain in g/kg/d over the observation period. Body weight will be measured daily.

Time frame: 2 - 6 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

Hospital stay and feeding intolerance

Time frame: 2-6 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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