NCT02027584

Observational Study of Choline, Its Metabolites, and Phospholipids in Preterm Infants

Supply of Term and Preterm Neonates With Choline, Lipids and Vitamines

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 414 (actual)
• Sponsor: University Hospital Tuebingen · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 6 Months
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

To study concentrations of choline, its metabolites, and phospholipids in cord blood and remnants of clinically indicated blood samples

Detailed description

To collect cord plasma in preterm and term infants. To collect remnants of clinically indicated blood samples in parturients and hospitalized preterm infants during neonatal intensive care. To determine concentrations of choline, its metabolites, and phospholipids by mass spectrometry. To compare cord plasma concentrations with postnatal plasma concentrations.

Conditions

• Prematurity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	collection of remnant of clinically indicated blood sample	collection of remnant of clinically indicated blood sample

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-11-01
• Primary completion: 2013-07-01
• Completion: 2013-07-01
• First posted: 2014-01-06
• Last updated: 2014-01-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany