Early Administration of Bifidobacterium to Very Low Birth Weight Infants

Tokyo Women's Medical University36 enrolled

Overview

To evaluate the effects of early administration of probiotics on acceleration of enteral feeding, and on growth of very low birth weight infants, newborn infants with birth weight less than 1500g are administered Bifidobacterium bifidum twice a day.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Preterm Infants

Interventions

Administration of Bifidobacterium bifidumDIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Administration of Bifidobacterium bifidum to very low birth weight infants

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMax age: 7 Days

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Very low birth weight infant Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of major congenital malformations

Locations (1)

Tokyo Women's Medical Unversity

Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

the day at total feeding volume reached 100ml/kg/day

the post natal day at total enteral feeding reached 100ml/kg/day

Time frame: post natal day

Secondary Outcomes

colonizatin of Bifidobacterium

the level of Bifidobacterium in feces from the study infants growth rate of the study infants the positive rate of MRSA colonization among the study infants adverse outcomes

Time frame: 4 weeks after birth

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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