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NCT07326761: Microplastics

Microplastic Exposure in Neonates Receiving Parenteral Nutrition: A Prospective Cohort Study in the NICU

Completed NA Last updated 8 January 2026
What this trial tests

NA trial testing No Intervention: Observational Cohort in Microplastics Exposure in 12 participants. Completed in 1 November 2025.

Timeline
1 January 2025
Primary endpoint
1 November 2025
1 November 2025

Quick facts

Lead sponsorHuiyi Li
PhaseNA
StatusCompleted
Study typeINTERVENTIONAL
Allocationnon randomized
Designparallel
Maskingsingle
Primary purposescreening
Enrollment12
Start date1 January 2025
Primary completion1 November 2025
Estimated completion1 November 2025
Sites1 location across China

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

Huiyi Li

Who can join

Adults 1 Hour to 2 Months, any sex, with Microplastics Exposure. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

The purpose of this study is to explore a potential exposure risk in the neonatal intensive care unit, namely, the iatrogenic microplastic exposure that critically ill newborns may face when receiving life-saving parenteral nutrition (intravenous nutrition delivered through a plastic infusion system). Therefore, the investigators designed a prospective study. By comparing three groups of newborns-those requiring long-term intravenous nutrition, short-term intravenous nutrition, and no intravenous nutrition-and collecting blood samples with strictly contamination-proof non-plastic instruments, the investigators used high-precision Raman spectroscopy for detection. For the first time, they attempted to systematically and quantitatively analyze the microplastic load in neonatal blood and its relationship with the duration of intravenous nutrition. The aim of this study is to provide novel scientific evidence for evaluating microplastic exposure in the neonatal medical environment, with the ultimate goal of establishing a basis for developing safer clinical practices and medical material standards in the future, thereby better protecting the long-term health of vulnerable newborns.

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

  1. Microplastics in neonates: an overlooked cost of parenteral nutrition.
    Xu D, Liang Z, Yang Q, Li L, et al · · 2026 · PMID 42022813 · DOI 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1767555

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