Role of Body Composition in Large for Gestational Age Infants (LGA) With Oral Feeding Difficulty
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Body Composition
Feeding; Difficult, Newborn
Nutrition Disorder, Infant
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
At a Glance
- Age
- 1 Week – 10 Weeks
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Participants needed
- 40 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Nemours Children's Clinic · Other
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About This Trial
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 F…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* LGA infants with oral feeding difficulty born at ≥ 35 weeks gestation, with FM z-score \> +1.0 in body composition measurement
Exclusion Criteria:
* Infants on any respiratory support, Infants on enteral feeding duration \> 60 minutes due to hypoglycemia concerns, videofluor…
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