PUFA Supplementation in Premature Infants

NCT ID: NCT01955044

Last Updated: 2021-09-05

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-09-30

Study Completion Date

2016-04-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine if buccal administration of a concentrated formulation of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFA) can help to maintain docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) levels in extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants.

Detailed Description

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This will be a multi-center, randomized, placebo controlled, double blind trial.

Two doses of PUFA will be compared to placebo- a "high" dose and a "low" dose.

ELBW infants will be enrolled into this study.

Conditions

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Premature, Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Levels

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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"high" dose LCPUFA

the "high" dose LCPUFA supplement is a drop that will be administered to ELBW infants.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

LCPUFA supplement

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

"low" dose LCPUFA

the "low" dose LCPUFA supplement is a drop that will be administered to ELBW infants.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

LCPUFA supplement

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

placebo

the "placebo" is a drop that will be administered to ELBW infants.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

placebo

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Interventions

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LCPUFA supplement

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

placebo

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Other Intervention Names

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PUFA supplement

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* a) Premature infant born at gestational age less than 34 weeks
* b) Birth weight less than 1000 grams
* c) Legally authorized representative is able to provide written informed consent within the first 72 hours of life, prior to the performance of an protocol-specified evaluations or procedures

Exclusion Criteria

* a) infants with known metabolic disorder
* b) infants with known congenital gastrointestinal anomaly
* c) infants who are deemed to be inappropriate for enrollment per attending neonatologist
Maximum Eligible Age

72 Hours

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Mead Johnson Nutrition

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Endeavor Health

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Brandy Frost

Attending Neonatologist, Clinician Educator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Michael S Caplan, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Endeavor Health

Locations

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Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Prentice Women's Hospital

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status

NorthShore University HealthSystem

Evanston, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Robinson DT, Caplan M, Carlson SE, Yoder R, Murthy K, Frost B. Early docosahexaenoic and arachidonic acid supplementation in extremely-low-birth-weight infants. Pediatr Res. 2016 Oct;80(4):505-10. doi: 10.1038/pr.2016.118. Epub 2016 Jun 3.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 27356083 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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EH13-334

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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