A Preliminary Study of Bone Density in Neonates

University of South Florida

Status: Completed

Conditions: Osteopenia Of Prematurity

Treatments: Device: Ultrasound machine

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00631397

5974

University of South Florida

Grant

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study is to measure how dense or solid the infant's bones are using a new ultrasound machine and how that density changes over time.

Full description

premature infants weighing less than 1500 gms and less than 33 weeks gestation are eligible for the study

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 24 to 33 weeks old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• premature infants born less than 33 weeks, weighing less than 1500 gms

Exclusion criteria

• congenital anomalies weight greater than 1500 gms

Trial design

40 participants in 1 patient group

Premature Infants

Description:

Premature Infants weighing less than 1500 gms

Treatment:

Device: Ultrasound machine