Health Condition 1: I52- Other heart disorders in diseasesclassified elsewhere
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: intensified nutritional intervention: Additional calories will be provided depending on nutritional state of patients.
1.Dietary plan A given to infants with weight for height above -
breastfeeding will be continued.
2.Dietary plan B given to infants with weight for height between -2 to -3 standard deviation on WHO growth standards. Total calorie provided will be 110-120 Kcal/kg
Sponsors
ABVIMS and Dr RML Hospital
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All infants less than 4 months of age with high nutritional risk cardiac lesion presenting to division of pediatric cardiology OPD with unoperated congenital heart disease.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Failure to obtain consent 2. Non cardiac chronic conditions impacting growth eg. Inborn errors of metabolism, severe Liver/Renal dysfunction 3. Prematurity (less than 37 wks) 4. Chronic diseases (cystic fibrosis, tuberculosis, HIV, Infective endocarditis) 5. Malabsorption 6. Syndromic infants 7. Patient requiring in-patient care at presentation 8. Patient already on milk fortified with sugar and MCT oil.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Mean Z score of weight for height of case and control at the end of study period will be compared.Timepoint: baseline, 2nd week, 4th week and 6th week, 8th week | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Weight Gain Velocity between two groupsTimepoint: 2 months;To assess the frequency of lower respiratory tract infections and hospital admissions in control and intervention group.Timepoint: 2 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Dinesh kumar
ABVIMS and Dr RML Hospital
Outcome results
None listed