U.S., Jan. 9 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07326761) titled 'Microplastic Exposure in Neonates Receiving Parenteral Nutrition: A Prospective Cohort Study in the NICU' on Nov. 25, 2025.
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to explore a potential exposure risk in the neonatal intensive care unit, namely, the iatrogenic microplastic exposure that critically ill newborns may face when receiving life-saving parenteral nutrition (intravenous nutrition delivered through a plastic infusion system). Therefore, the investigators designed a prospective study. By comparing three groups of newborns-those requiring long-term intravenous nutrition, short-term intravenous nutrition, and no intravenous ...