NICU donor milk study checks if guidelines are being followed
NCT ID NCT01204983
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at how very low birth weight babies (under 1250 grams) are fed donor human milk in the NICU at Texas Children's Hospital. The goal was to see if current feeding practices follow hospital guidelines, especially for monitoring electrolyte levels. Researchers wanted to make sure that problems like high phosphorus or low sodium are caught and treated early. The study did not test a new treatment but checked how well existing care standards are working.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2010
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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Who is studied
Premature, very low birth weight infants only
- Ages
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1 day and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Premature infants (\<37 weeks gestation) with a birth weight less than or equal to 1250 grams. Exclusion Criteria: * Infants with a birth weight greater than 1250 grams * Infants transferred from an outside hospital to TCH at greater than 21 days of age * Infants who do not achieve any enteral feeds by 4 weeks of age * Infants with major congenital anomalies
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Baylor College of Medicine / Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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