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NCT number NCT03214822
Other study ID # H2MF Study
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date August 1, 2017
Est. completion date July 30, 2019

Study information

Verified date September 2019
Source University of Manitoba
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This is a randomized controlled trial of a human-derived human milk fortifier (H2MF) vs standard bovine-derived human milk fortifier (HMF) evaluating fecal microbiota and fecal and urinary biomarkers of oxidative stress in premature infants.


Description:

While breast milk provides complete nutrition for full term infants, supplementation with human milk fortifiers (HMF) is required to achieve optimal weight gain in very low birthweight (VLBW) preterm neonates. Traditionally, HMF have been derived from bovine milk. Bovine-based infant formula has been shown to cause dysbiosis of the infant gut microbiome (Azad et al 2013) and increased oxidative stress in preterm neonates (Friel et al 2011). Microbiome dysbiosis and oxidative stress have been implicated in numerous inflammatory conditions, including both acute (eg. necrotizing enterocolitis, NEC) and long-term (eg. asthma, metabolic syndrome) sequela of preterm birth (Torrazza et al 2013, Goulet et al 2015, Flora et al 2007, Perrone et al 2014). Recent studies show that new human-derived HMF (H2MF) are superior to standard bovine HMF for nourishing VLBW preterm infants and preventing NEC (Sullivan et al 2010, Cristofalo et al 2013). However, the biological basis for these clinical benefits is unknown, which limits our ability to inform and improve feeding strategies for VLBW preterm infants. This will be the first study to evaluate the impact of H2MF on gut microbiota and oxidative stress in preterm infants.

Specific Objectives:

1. To evaluate the effect of H2MF vs. HMF on gut microbiota composition in premature infants born <1250 gr between 26 and 30 weeks of gestational age.

2. To evaluate the effect of H2MF vs. HMF on fecal and urinary biomarkers of oxidative stress in premature infants born <1250 gr between 26 and 30 weeks of gestational age.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 30
Est. completion date July 30, 2019
Est. primary completion date July 30, 2019
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group N/A to 7 Days
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Male or female infant with birth weight <1250 grams

- Gestational age between 26+0 to 30+0 weeks at birth

- Able to adhere to feeding protocol

- Parenteral nutrition must be started by day of life 2

- Enteral feeding >80 ml/kg/d should be reached by day of life 14

- Subject's parent(s)/legal guardian(s) has provided signed and dated informed consent and authorization to use protected health information, as required by national and local regulations.

- In the investigator's opinion, the subject's parent(s)/legal guardian(s) understands and is able to comply with protocol requirements, instructions, and protocol-stated restrictions, and is likely to complete the study as planned.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Gestational age > 30+0 weeks at birth (to guarantee a minimum of 3 weeks H2MF treatment, since fortification ends at 33+0 AGA)

- Gestational age < 26+0 weeks at birth (to minimize baseline heterogeneity, since gestational age influences gut microbiota)

- Received antibiotics on the first day of specimen collection (to minimize baseline heterogeneity, since antibiotics influence gut microbiota) Note: all infants are expected to receive up to 48 hr antibiotic prophylaxis at birth according to standard NICU protocol; this criterion will exclude infants receiving extended courses of antibiotics.

- Received probiotics at any time (to minimize baseline heterogeneity, since probiotics influence gut microbiota)

- Unlikely to survive the study period

- Presence of clinically significant congenital heart disease or other major congenital malformation

- Presence prior to enrollment of intestinal perforation or stage 2 necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) prior to tolerating fortified feeds

Study Design


Intervention

Dietary Supplement:
H2MF
As described in the Experimental Arm description.

Locations

Country Name City State
Canada Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg Manitoba

Sponsors (4)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
University of Manitoba Children's Hospital Foundation, Manitoba Developmental Origins of Chronic Diseases in Children Network (DEVOTION), Prolacta Bioscience

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Canada, 

References & Publications (8)

Azad MB, Konya T, Maughan H, Guttman DS, Field CJ, Chari RS, Sears MR, Becker AB, Scott JA, Kozyrskyj AL; CHILD Study Investigators. Gut microbiota of healthy Canadian infants: profiles by mode of delivery and infant diet at 4 months. CMAJ. 2013 Mar 19;185(5):385-94. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.121189. Epub 2013 Feb 11. — View Citation

Cristofalo EA, Schanler RJ, Blanco CL, Sullivan S, Trawoeger R, Kiechl-Kohlendorfer U, Dudell G, Rechtman DJ, Lee ML, Lucas A, Abrams S. Randomized trial of exclusive human milk versus preterm formula diets in extremely premature infants. J Pediatr. 2013 Dec;163(6):1592-1595.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2013.07.011. Epub 2013 Aug 20. — View Citation

Flora SJ. Role of free radicals and antioxidants in health and disease. Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand). 2007 Apr 15;53(1):1-2. — View Citation

Friel JK, Diehl-Jones B, Cockell KA, Chiu A, Rabanni R, Davies SS, Roberts LJ 2nd. Evidence of oxidative stress in relation to feeding type during early life in premature infants. Pediatr Res. 2011 Feb;69(2):160-4. doi: 10.1203/PDR.0b013e3182042a07. — View Citation

Goulet O. Potential role of the intestinal microbiota in programming health and disease. Nutr Rev. 2015 Aug;73 Suppl 1:32-40. doi: 10.1093/nutrit/nuv039. Review. — View Citation

Perrone S, Tataranno ML, Santacroce A, Negro S, Buonocore G. The role of oxidative stress on necrotizing enterocolitis in very low birth weight infants. Curr Pediatr Rev. 2014;10(3):202-7. Review. — View Citation

Sullivan S, Schanler RJ, Kim JH, Patel AL, Trawöger R, Kiechl-Kohlendorfer U, Chan GM, Blanco CL, Abrams S, Cotten CM, Laroia N, Ehrenkranz RA, Dudell G, Cristofalo EA, Meier P, Lee ML, Rechtman DJ, Lucas A. An exclusively human milk-based diet is associated with a lower rate of necrotizing enterocolitis than a diet of human milk and bovine milk-based products. J Pediatr. 2010 Apr;156(4):562-7.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.10.040. Epub 2009 Dec 29. — View Citation

Torrazza RM, Ukhanova M, Wang X, Sharma R, Hudak ML, Neu J, Mai V. Intestinal microbial ecology and environmental factors affecting necrotizing enterocolitis. PLoS One. 2013 Dec 30;8(12):e83304. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0083304. eCollection 2013. — View Citation

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Fecal microbiome composition at end of intervention Relative abundance of operational taxonomic units (OTUs) determined by 16S rRNA Illumina sequencing 33+0 weeks adjusted gestational age (end of intervention)
Primary Fecal microbiome diversity at end of intervention Shannon diversity index of microbiota, determined by 16S rRNA Illumina sequencing 33+0 weeks adjusted gestational age (end of intervention)
Primary Fecal microbiome community structure at end of intervention Principal coordinate analysis using UniFrac distance matrices based on 16S rRNA Illumina sequencing 33+0 weeks adjusted gestational age (end of intervention)
Secondary Fecal microbiome at 1 week after intervention begins Fecal microbiome composition, diversity and community structure from 16S rRNA Illumina Sequencing. Study day 7 (1 week after intervention begins)
Secondary Fecal microbiome at 2 weeks after intervention ends Fecal microbiome composition, diversity and community structure from 16S rRNA Illumina Sequencing. 35+0 weeks adjusted gestational age (2 weeks after intervention ends)
Secondary Oxidative stress (urinary biomarkers) at end of intervention F2-isoprostanes, 8-hydroxy deoxyguanine, and visfatin measured in urine. 33+0 weeks adjusted gestational age (end of intervention)
Secondary Oxidative stress (fecal calprotectin) at end of intervention Calprotectin measured in feces 33+0 weeks adjusted gestational age (end of intervention)
Secondary Oxidative stress at 1 week after intervention begins Fecal and urinary biomarkers of oxidative stress (fecal calprotectin, urinary F2-isoprostanes, urinary 8-hydroxy deoxyguanine, urinary visfatin). Study day 7 (1 week after intervention begins)
Secondary Oxidative stress at 2 weeks after intervention ends Fecal and urinary biomarkers of oxidative stress (fecal calprotectin, urinary F2-isoprostanes, urinary 8-hydroxy deoxyguanine, urinary visfatin). 35+0 weeks adjusted gestational age (2 weeks after intervention ends)
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