LIFT-UP: Randomized Controlled Trial of Fortification of Human Milk
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Very Preterm Infant
Very Low Birthweight
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
- Up to 48 Hours
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Prevention
- Participants needed
- 776 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) · Other
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About This Trial
The goal of the LIFT-UP randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the efficacy of feeding routinely and fortified human milk using a standardized clinical protocol to very low birthweight (VLBW) or very preterm (VPT) infants in the NICU compared to not feeding routinely fortified human milk using the standardized clinical protocol.
The primary research question is: Will VLBW or VPT infants in th…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Very LBW (≤1.5kg)\* or very preterm (≤32 weeks) infants admitted to NICU at study facility within 24 hours of birth for in-born infants and up to 48 hours for out-born\*\*
* Mother and infant alive during screening
* Mother age 18+ years
* Lives within catchment areas of the f…
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