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

University of Nebraska60 enrolled

Overview

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 Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Problem With Growth of an Infant

Interventions

Powder protein modularDIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Infants will receive powder protein modular to achieve 4 grm/kg/day

Liquid protein modularDIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Infants will receive a commerically avaliable liquid protein modular to provide 4 grm/kg/day

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMax age: 40 Weeks

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Infants less than 2000 gms at birth, receiving maternal breast milk Exclusion Criteria: * Infants receiving formula

Locations (1)

Alegent Bergan Hospital

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Growth in premature infants (percentile ranking at 36 weeks CGA)

Time frame: birth to 36 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

GI tolerance

abdominal distention, feeding tolerance

Time frame: birth to 36 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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