Tailored feeding plans could give preemies a healthier start
NCT ID NCT07364500
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a personalized nutrition plan for premature infants born before 32 weeks. The plan uses a special software to adjust nutrients based on weekly milk analysis and growth checks. The goal is to prevent health complications and support better growth. 400 infants across Czech hospitals will take part.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Personalized nutrition plan using advanced clinical nutrition software
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could establish a national standard for feeding preterm infants, reducing health risks and improving long-term development.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early pilot study, so results may not be conclusive. The approach may not work for all infants or in all hospitals.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 400 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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22 to 32 weeks
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Infants born before 31+6 weeks gestation. * Signed consent for participation in the project and consent for the processing of personal data. * Admission to neonatal care in the participating hospital within 24 hours after birth. Exclusion Criteria: * Congenital malformations. * Fetal hydrops. * Intraventricular hemorrhage requiring drainage. * Necrotizing enterocolitis requiring surgical treatment. * Surgically treated hydrocephalus. * Unsigned consent for participation in the project and/or consent for the processing of personal data.
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How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
5 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Brno University Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBrno, Czech Republic, Czechia
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General University Hospital
RECRUITINGPrague, Czech Republic, Czechia
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Tomáš Baťa Regional Hospital in Zlín
RECRUITINGZlín, Czechia
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University Hospital Olomouc
RECRUITINGOlomouc, Czech Republic, Czechia
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České Budějovice Hospital
RECRUITINGČeské Budějovice, Czech Republic, Czechia
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