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Register: ISRCTN
Last refreshed on: 18 June 2018
Main ID:  ISRCTN27916681
Date of registration: 11/02/2015
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Portuguese Neonatal Society
Public title: Effect on body and brain development of feeding very premature babies with breast milk containing different supplements
Scientific title: Effect of different composition of human milk and its fortification in body composition and neurodevelopment in a cohort of very preterm infants: a observational cohort study
Date of first enrolment: 01/02/2014
Target sample size: 60
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://isrctn.com/ISRCTN27916681
Study type:  Observational
Study design:  Prospective observational cohort study (Treatment)  
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Countries of recruitment
Portugal
Contacts
Name: Israel    Macedo
Address:  Alam Qta Sto Antonio 5-N3-2Esq 1600-675 Lisbon Portugal
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Preterms with less 34 weeks gestational age
Exclusion criteria: 1. Congenital malformations
2. Formula feeding
3. Inability to achieve full enteral feeding
4. Parents inability to understand informed consent


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Age maximum:
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Body composition, BSDI II at 12 and 18 months
Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine
Intervention(s)
1. Normal variation in human milk composition
2. Blind fortification plus protein supplementation - caregivers and evaluators blind to macronutrient composition.
Primary Outcome(s)
1. Body composition by plethysmography at 40 weeks
2. Bayley Scales of Infant Development II (BSDI II) at 18 months
Secondary Outcome(s)
Neonatal morbidities
Secondary ID(s)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Milupa Portugal, Lda
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
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Contact:
1. Hospital Board Ethics approval, 16/05/2012, ref: Nr 116/2012 2. A Comissão de Ética da NMS|FCM-UNL, 01/10/2015, ref: 75/2014/CEFCM
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted:
Date Completed: 28/02/2015
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