Higher and Standard Doses of Enteral Zinc Supplementation in Very Preterm Infants
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Very Preterm Infants
Zinc Deficiency
At a Glance
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Participants needed
- 120 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Prince of Songkla University · Other
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About This Trial
The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to compare the effect of higher (10 mg per day) versus standard (1 mg per day) doses of zinc supplementation The main questions it aims to answer are:
* Growth velocities and delta z-scores during the date of start intervention until the end of the time interval (at least 2 weeks of intervention on date of 44 weeks of postmenstrual age or discharge wh…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Very preterm neonates (gestational age \[GA\]: 24 0/7-32 6/7 weeks and BW: 401-1800 grams) were consecutively admitted in the NICU and NMCU
* Body weight at enrollment less than 800 grams
* Stable neonates and full enteral feeding (150 mL/kg/day) at least for a few days
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