Liquid Preterm Formula Versus Powdered Human Milk Fortifier in VLBW Infants

University of Oklahoma (OU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Infant, Very Low Birth Weight

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: Similac special care 30; Dietary Supplement: Similac human milk fortifier

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00760942

14132

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to compare the short-term effects on growth and feeding tolerance of a liquid high calorie formula added to human milk versus powdered human milk fortifier in small preterm infants.

Enrollment: 84 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 1 day to 10 weeks old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Infants between 500 and 1499 grams of birthweight, receiving mother's milk.

Exclusion criteria

• Infants with major congenital anomalies and previous history of gastrointestinal disease.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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84 participants in 2 patient groups

1

Active Comparator group

Description:

Liquid human milk fortifier

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Similac special care 30

2

Active Comparator group

Description:

Powdered human milk fortifier

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Similac human milk fortifier