Clinical Trial: Serial Assessment of Body Fat Accrual in Very Preterm Infants

U.S., Jan. 21 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT03575897) titled 'Serial Assessment of Body Fat Accrual in Very Preterm Infants' on June 21, 2018.

Brief Summary: Despite evidence that both rapid weight gain and excessive body fat accrual are associated with overweight and obesity, usual neonatal care of preterm infants does not include assessment of body fat accrual. The study hypothesis is that identification of early changes in infant body composition (i.e. amount of fat mass and fat-free mass) reduces % body fat at 3 months of age.

Study Type: Interventional

Condition: * Infant,Premature

* Body Weight

* Adiposity

Intervention: Diagnostic Test: Assessment of infant body composition

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