NCT01850784

High Energy Formula Feeding in Infants With Congenital Heart Disease

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Dr. Sami Ulus Children's Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 8 Days – 6 Months
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

High energy formula more positively affect growth in infants with congenital heart disease compared to standard formula

Detailed description

Infants with congenital heart disease (CHD) usually show growth retardation as they can not intake enough calorie due to fluid restriction. We hypothesize that high energy formula more positively affect growth in infants with congenital heart disease compared to standard formula

Conditions

• Growth Failure
• Neurodevelopmental Disorder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	High energy formula	The infants with CHD will be fed with high energy formula (Similac; 1kcal/ml)
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Standard formula	The infants with CHD will be fed with standard formula (0.6-0.7 kcal/ml)

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-02-01
• Primary completion: 2014-02-01
• Completion: 2014-10-01
• First posted: 2013-05-09
• Last updated: 2013-05-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)