Donor Milk vs. Formula in Extremely Low Birth Weight (ELBW) Infants
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01534481 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : February 16, 2012
Results First Posted : February 6, 2023
Last Update Posted : February 6, 2023
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Sponsor:
NICHD Neonatal Research Network
Collaborator:
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
NICHD Neonatal Research Network
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Study Type | Interventional |
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Study Design | Allocation: Randomized; Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment; Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor); Primary Purpose: Prevention |
Conditions |
Infant, Newborn Infant, Small for Gestational Age Infant, Extremely Low Birth Weight |
Interventions |
Biological: Donor Milk Dietary Supplement: Preterm Formula |
Enrollment | 483 |
Participant Flow
Recruitment Details | |
Pre-assignment Details |
Arm/Group Title | Donor Milk | Formula |
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Pasteurized donor milk | Preterm infant formula |
Period Title: Overall Study | ||
Started | 239 | 244 |
Complete Data for BSID III Cognitive Score at 22-26 Months | 175 | 192 |
Died After Discharge | 5 | 7 |
Died Before Discharge | 24 | 18 |
Survived to Discharge | 215 | 226 |
Completed [1] | 204 | 217 |
Not Completed | 35 | 27 |
Reason Not Completed | ||
Lost to Follow-up | 29 | 24 |
Incomplete Follow-up or No Study Data | 6 | 3 |
[1]
Death or BSID III cognitive score at 22-26 months
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Baseline Characteristics
Arm/Group Title | DONORMILK | FORMULA | Total | |
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Pasteurized donor milk | Preterm infant formula | Total of all reporting groups | |
Overall Number of Baseline Participants | 239 | 244 | 483 | |
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[Not Specified]
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Age, Continuous
[1] Mean (Standard Deviation) Unit of measure: Weeks |
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Number Analyzed | 239 participants | 244 participants | 483 participants | |
26 (1.8) | 26.1 (1.6) | 26 (1.7) | ||
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Measure Description: Age refers to the infant and is measured as gestational age in weeks
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Sex: Female, Male
Measure Type: Count of Participants Unit of measure: Participants |
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Number Analyzed | 239 participants | 244 participants | 483 participants | |
Female |
133 55.6%
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116 47.5%
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249 51.6%
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Male |
106 44.4%
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128 52.5%
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234 48.4%
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Race/Ethnicity, Customized
[1] Measure Type: Count of Participants Unit of measure: Participants |
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Number Analyzed | 239 participants | 244 participants | 483 participants | |
Black |
126 52.7%
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121 49.6%
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247 51.1%
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Missing |
4 1.7%
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1 0.4%
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5 1.0%
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Other |
11 4.6%
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14 5.7%
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25 5.2%
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White |
98 41.0%
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108 44.3%
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206 42.7%
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Measure Description: Race
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Race/Ethnicity, Customized
[1] Measure Type: Count of Participants Unit of measure: Participants |
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Number Analyzed | 239 participants | 244 participants | 483 participants | |
Hispanic or Latino |
37 15.5%
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31 12.7%
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68 14.1%
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Missing |
1 0.4%
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1 0.4%
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2 0.4%
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Not Hispanic or Latino |
201 84.1%
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212 86.9%
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413 85.5%
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Measure Description: Ethnicity
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Weight of Infant at Birth
[1] Mean (Standard Deviation) Unit of measure: Grams |
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Number Analyzed | 239 participants | 244 participants | 483 participants | |
848.6 (232) | 842.5 (219.8) | 845.5 (225.8) | ||
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Measure Description: Weight of the infant at birth, in grams
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Maternal Education
[1] Measure Type: Count of Participants Unit of measure: Participants |
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Number Analyzed | 239 participants | 244 participants | 483 participants | |
College degree/more |
17 7.1%
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23 9.4%
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40 8.3%
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High school degree |
82 34.3%
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93 38.1%
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175 36.2%
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Less than high school degree |
64 26.8%
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57 23.4%
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121 25.1%
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Missing |
19 7.9%
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17 7.0%
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36 7.5%
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Partial college |
57 23.8%
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54 22.1%
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111 23.0%
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[1]
Measure Description: Maternal education categories
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Outcome Measures
Adverse Events
Limitations and Caveats
[Not Specified]
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Investigators must adhere to the Neonatal Research Network Publication Policies
Results Point of Contact
Name/Title: | Dr. Tarah Colaizy |
Organization: | University of Iowa |
Phone: | 319-356-3508 |
EMail: | tarah-colaizy@uiowa.edu |