Predictors of Postnatal Growth Failure in Preterm Infants
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
AgeUp to 36
SponsorAssiut University
About this trial
This prospective observational study aims to identify the clinical and nutritional predictors of postnatal growth failure among preterm infants admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Assiut University Children's Hospital.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
- Gestational age less than 37 completed weeks
Admission to the NICU within the first 24 hours after birth
Hospitalization for at least 14 days
Availability of complete clinical, nutritional, and anthropometric data
Disqualifiers
- Major congenital malformations
Chromosomal abnormalities
Major congenital gastrointestinal anomalies interfering with feeding
Major congenital heart diseases requiring early surgical intervention
Trial population
Preterm infants admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Assiut University Children's Hospital.
Trial design
Design model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Treatments tested in this trial
Not listed
Trial groups
120 Participants
are grouped into 1 trial groupGroup A: Single cohort: Preterm infants admitted to NICU
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Occurrence of postnatal growth failure
Proportion of preterm infants who develop postnatal growth failure at hospital discharge, defined as discharge weight below the 10th percentile for postmenstrual age according to the Fenton Growth Chart, or a decline in weight-for-age Z-score of more than 1.0 standard deviation between birth and discharge.
Time frame
Up to 30 daysSecondary outcomes
1
Growth velocity
Growth velocity expressed as grams per kilogram per day (g/kg/day) during hospitalization
Time frame
Up to 30 days2
Time to achieve full enteral feeding
Number of days from birth to achievement of full enteral feeding (150 mL/kg/day).
Time frame
Up to 30 days3
Duration of parenteral nutrition
Number of days of parenteral nutrition during hospitalization.
Time frame
Up to 30 days4
Length of hospital stay
Duration of hospitalization in days.
Time frame
Up to 30 daysLocations
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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