Vitamin A Supplementation in Preterm Infants

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2004-05-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Extremely low birth weight infants have decreased blood levels of Vitamin A. This Vitamin A deficiency may increase the risk of infections and chronic lung disease in these infants. This study will examine the effects of Vitamin A supplementation in premature babies born weighing less than 1500 grams (3.3 lbs).

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
• Treatments: Retinol palmitate; Vitamin A; Vitamins

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Born at less than 32 weeks gestation

• Weigh less than 1500 g (3.3 lbs) and more than 500 g (1.1 lbs)