Ultrasound Assessment of BC in the NICU

Status Active, not recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

The overall objective of the proposal is to evaluate the ability of ultrasound to predict and routinely (weekly) monitor changes in the body composition of healthy preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in response to nutritional intake. The investigators hypothesize that ultrasound is an accurate method to routinely monitor the quality of weight gain and assess the adequacy of nutritional provision for premature infants in the neonatal intensive care unit. The investigators will address the hypothesis in the following Specific Aims: Specific Aim 1: Validate ultrasound as a method to measure whole body fat mass and fat free mass in healthy, premature infants. Body composition will be assessed using ultrasound measurements and the validated method of air displacement plethysmography (ADP). Stable isotope dilution techniques will be used in a subset of our population as a secondary source of validation. Specific Aim 2: Determine whether ultrasound measurements can detect clinically relevant (weekly) changes in body composition in healthy premature infants. Ultrasound will be used to obtain serial (weekly) measurements of muscle and adipose tissue thickness (triceps, abdomen, quadriceps) until discharge in healthy, premature infants.

Clinical Trial Description

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Study Design

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

Premature Infant

Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT03241082
Study type	Observational
Source	University of Minnesota
Contact
Status	Active, not recruiting
Phase
Start date	October 23, 2017
Completion date	December 31, 2024

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