Early administration of Bifidobacterium bifidum to very low birth weight infants: A Pilot Study

Early administration of Bifidobacterium bifidum to very low birth weight infants: A Pilot Study - Early administration of Bifidobacterium to very low birth weight infants

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000005245

Enrollment

Registered

2011-03-14

Start date

2007-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Very low birht weight infants

Interventions

Administration of Bifidobacterium within 48h after birth Administration of Bifidobacterium more than 48h after birth

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: newborn infants with birth weight less than 1500 g

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: presence of major congenital malformations serious infection lack of parental consent.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
the day at total feeding volume reached 100ml/kg/day	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
the level of Bifidobacterium in feces from the study infants growth rate of the study infants the positive rate of MRSA colonization among the study infants	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactSatoshi Kusuda

Tokyo Women's Medical University Neonatology

kusuda-satoshi@umin.ac.jp03-5269-7344

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026