NCT02066610

Effect of Selenium Supplementation on Trace Mineral Antioxidant Enzyme and Amino Acid Metabolism in Infants

Effect of Parenteral and Enteral Selenium Supplementation on Trace Mineral Antioxidant Enzyme and Amino Acid Metabolism in Low Birth Weight Infants

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 47 (actual)
• Sponsor: Abbott Nutrition · Industry
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The objectives of the study were to assess the serum selenium, zinc, and copper status and plasma and white blood cell antioxidant enzyme activities of low birth weight infants receiving selenium supplemented and non-selenium supplemented parenteral nutrition from initiation of parenteral nutrition until discontinuation of preterm formula or hospital discharge.

Conditions

• Preterm Infants

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	selenium and sodium selenate supplementation	Parenteral nutrition with selenium and sodium selenate supplementation of infant formula
OTHER	selenium and sodium selenite supplementation	Parenteral nutrition with selenium and sodium selenite supplementation of infant formula
OTHER	Without selenium and sodium selenate supplementation	Parenteral nutrition without selenium and sodium selenate supplementation of infant formula
OTHER	Without selenium and sodium selenite supplementation	Parenteral nutrition without selenium and sodium selenite supplementation of infant formula

Timeline

• Start date: 1991-03-01
• Primary completion: 1993-06-01
• Completion: 1993-06-01
• First posted: 2014-02-19
• Last updated: 2014-02-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States