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Role of Body Composition in Large for Gestational Age Infants (LGA) With Oral Feeding Difficulty

Sponsor: Nemours Children's Clinic

Summary

Large for Gestational Age (LGA) infants have excess fat-mass (FM) proportion secondary to prolonged in utero exposure to an energy-rich environment. Our preliminary data suggest that excess FM proportion can be associated with oral feeding delay and a potentially modifiable therapeutic target to improve oral feeding outcomes. The objective of this study is to determine the impact of a short-term Fat-free mass (FFM)-indexed feeding on the oral intake volumes in LGA infants with oral feeding difficulties.

Official title: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing FFM-indexed Feeding vs. Standard Feeding in LGA Infants With Oral Feeding Difficulty and Disproportionate Body Composition.

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