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Preterm Donor Human Milk Supplementation of Mother's Own Milk in VLBW Infants
Sponsor: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Summary
This prospective randomized controlled trial aims to investigate whether feeding very low birth weight (VLBW) infants with Mother's own milk (MOM) supplemented with either preterm (PDM) or term donor milk (TDM), when MOM is insufficient, has a positive impact on infants' protein intake, growth and morbidity.
Official title: Supplementation of Mother's Own Milk With Preterm Donor Human Milk: Impact on Morbidity and Growth in Very Low Birth Weight Infants
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
1 Day - 3 Weeks
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
200
Start Date
2022-12-01
Completion Date
2027-12
Last Updated
2023-01-09
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
donor human milk
Pasteurized preterm donor milk (PDM) versus term donor milk (TDM) will be provided to the study population following randomization, as supplementary to mother's own milk (MOM) or as alternative feeding
Locations (2)
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, "Elena Venizelou" General and Maternal Hospital
Athens, Greece
First Department of Pediatrics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Athens, Greece