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Effect of Target Fortified Human Milk on the Growth Quality of Very Preterm Infants (TargetFort)
It is reported that the standard method for fortification of human milk (HM) overestimates the energy and protein densities of HM (Macedo MHNP 2018), thus originating infant undernutrition (Macedo AJP 2018). The target fortification, based on analysis of HM composition, is considered the gold-standard method (Rochow 2015, McLeod 2016). This observational mixed cohort study aims to assess if very preterm infants fed HM with target fortification have greater growth during hospital stay and better body composition at term post-menstrual age (PMA), than those fed HM with standard fortification.
Details
| Lead sponsor | Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central |
|---|---|
| Status | UNKNOWN |
| Enrolment | 80 |
| Start date | Sat Feb 01 2020 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Completion | Thu Dec 16 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
Conditions
- Growth
- Body Composition
- Prematurity
- Breast Milk Collection
- Nutrient Deficiency
- Feeding Patterns
- Adiposity
Interventions
- standard HM fortification
- target HM fortification
Countries
Portugal