Premature Infant
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim of this study is to investigate the changes of amino acid metabolic profiles in different nutritional stages of preterm infants and determine the effects of nutritional intervention on the amino acid metabolic status of preterm infants.
Interventions
Collection of blood and urine before nutritional support, during total parenteral nutrition, during partial parenteral nutrition and during enteral nutrition
Sponsors
Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Premature infants, and admitted to hospital within 24 hours after birth; Documentation of informed consent; In need of receiving parenteral nutrition after birth;
Exclusion criteria
Premature infants with a parenteral nutrition period of less than 3 days; Inborn error of metabolism; Chromosomal abnormalities or multiple malformations;
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amino acid profiles in blood | through the transition to enteral nutrition, an average of 1 month | Amino acid levels in blood |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Weight | Until the corrected gestational age is 37 weeks or discharged |
| Height | Until the corrected gestational age is 37 weeks or discharged |
| Head circumference | Until the corrected gestational age is 37 weeks or discharged |
Countries
China
Outcome results
None listed