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Human Milk alone is unable to meet the high nutritional requirements of preterm infants. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends fortification of human milk as a standard practice in all very low birth weight (VLBW) infants. Multi-nutrient human milk fortifiers (HMFs) are designed to meet the macro and micro-nutrient needs of VLBW infants. HMFs differ by the origin of milk and by nutrient composition. Traditionally, bovine milk has been the main source of multi-nutrient HMFs.


Clinical Trial Description

Recent advances in lacto-engineering techniques allowed the manufacturing of multi-nutrient HMF from human milk as an alternative to bovine milk. Since exposure to infant bovine-based formula feeds is frequently shown to increase neonatal morbidities, human milk-derived HMFs (H-HMFs) have been frequently proposed to minimize exposure to bovine products prior to 34 weeks gestation with an intent to decrease the risks of necrotizing enterocolitis and feeding intolerance. The use of multi-nutrient H-HMFs is a promising intervention however currently available H-HMFs are expensive. The main objective of this randomized controlled trial is to compare the weight gain achieved by preterm infants born <1250 g and fed human milk fortified with H-HMFs (made from mother's own milk (MOM) when MOM supply exceeds the daily need of her preterm infant or from donor human milk (DHM) compared with counterparts fed human milk fortified with the currently used bovine-derived fortifier (B-HMF). ;


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NCT number NCT05228847
Study type Interventional
Source University of Calgary
Contact Belal Alshaikh, MD, MSc
Phone 4039561588
Email balshaik@ucalgary.ca
Status Not yet recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date January 15, 2023
Completion date May 30, 2025

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