The purpose of this study is to assess growth of preterm infants fed a test formula compared to a standard formula up to the first 4 months of corrected gestational age.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
150
test infant formula fed to infants until 6 months corrected gestational age
commercially available infant formula
Children's Hospital & Research Center
Oakland, California, United States
Advocate Lutheran Children's Hospital
Park Ridge, Illinois, United States
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa, United States
Center for Human Nutrition
Growth
weight gain assessed monthly
Time frame: 4 months
growth, tolerance, morbidity
gains in length and head circumference assessed monthly, tolerance and morbidity throughout study
Time frame: 6 months
Total body bone mineral content and density and body composition, protein status, and metabolic markers
Time frame: corrected term and 4 months
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University of Utah, Dept of Pediatrics
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
VCU Children's Medical Center
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