Bone Density of Large Newborn Infants and Infants of Diabetic Mothers

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01117324

Enrollment

Registered

2010-05-05

Start date

2010-06-30

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2010-05-05

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Bone Density

Keywords

Bone density, infant of diabetic mother, large birth weight

Brief summary

Bone density was found to be impaired among lage babies and infants of diabetic mothers as found in small group studies. The assumption is that large weight decreases fetal movements and causes decreased bone mineralization.The aim of the study is to compare 2 study groups - of large infants and infants of diabetic mothers to each other and to controls.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_CONTROL

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

1 Days to 7 Days

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Term infants of birth weight 4 kg and above, and * Infants of diabetic mothers.

Exclusion criteria

* Preterms, * Major congenital malformations, * Sick babies.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Bone density	1 week

Outcome results