Completed

NCT Number: NCT06843278

Donor Breast Milk and Serum Ferritin Levels in Very Preterm Infants

This study compares the iron levels in very preterm infants receiving donor breast (DBM) milk to very preterm infants receiving maternal breast milk (MBM).

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Key information

Conditions

Ferritin Levels in Very Preterm Infants

Age range

2 week–4 week

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

AdventHealth

Orlando, Florida, 32803, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

All preterm infants born between 29 weeks and 0 days -32 weeks and 6 days of gestational age and admitted to the NICU at Advent Health for Children
Received either MBM or DBM starting between 5 to10 days of life

a. Infants receiving >50% feeding volume by DBM for the first 14 days of life will be considered to have received predominantly DBM. The comparison group will be infants who received > 50% of MBM for the first 14 days of life.

Parent able to read and write in the English language.

Exclusion criteria

Death prior to completion of participation
Extremis with likelihood of death prior to completion of participation in the study
Blood transfusion as determined by clinical team during the study
Major congenital anomaly or genetic syndrome and
Major surgical GI conditions that preclude feeding

Treatment and study plan

maternal breast milk

Other

Very preterm infants receiving maternal breast milk