Fatty Acid Deficiency, Infant, Premature, Diseases
Conditions
Keywords
breast milk, breast-milk bank, plasma profile, essential fatty acids
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of the enteral nutrition type (untreated breast milk, or breast milk processed by the breast-milk bank) on the longitudinal evolution of the total content and plasma profile of essential fatty acids (EFA) in a population of premature infants.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Saint Pierre
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
1 Minutes to 12 Hours
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Parent's written informed consent * Gestational age less than 33 weeks of amenorrhea * Hospitalisation in an NICU at the time of inclusion * Intended enteral nutrition with breast milk
Exclusion criteria
* Persons not covered by the French social security system * Major congenital malformation * Participation in other biomedical study protocols * Babies that are likely to be transferred to another hospital during the study period
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Measurement of the effects of the milk-treatment process at the milk bank on the composition of the milk in terms of FA | 3 weeks after the establishment of enteral nutrition | * Level of total FA and composition of FA on samples of untreated breast milk immediately after the milk has been expressed * Level of total FA and composition of FA on samples of breast milk provided by the milk bank just before being given to the infant |
Countries
France
Outcome results
None listed