Early Detection and Prevention of Health Complications in Premature Infants - Protocol-driven Nutrition
Status: Recruiting
Intervention Type: Dietary supplement
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
The project is a national, prospective, multicenter, interventional pilot project focused on protocol-driven nutrition in preterm infants in the Czech republic. The primary aim of the project is to prepare, test, and develop a proposal for a national methodology for the care of preterm newborns in the field of nutrition. This will reduce health risks in premature infants and minimize the negative impacts on the overall development of the child and the family of the premature infant.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 5 months
Maximum Age: 7 months
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Infants born before 31+6 weeks gestation.
• Signed consent for participation in the project and consent for the processing of personal data.
• Admission to neonatal care in the participating hospital within 24 hours after birth.
Contact Information
Primary
Daniela Dokoupilová, MSc
daniela.dokoupilova@uzis.cz
+420725441408
Backup
Lucie Mandelová, Ph.D.
lucie.mandelova@uzis.cz
+420770190828
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-08-21
Estimated Completion Date: 2027-02
Participants
Target number of participants: 400
Treatments
Other: Preterm infants
The nutritional management of enrolled patients will be guided by individualized plans developed by attending physicians, supported by advanced clinical nutrition software enabling precise monitoring and adjustment based on ongoing anthropometric and dietary data.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: General University Hospital, Prague, Brno University Hospital, Tomáš Baťa Regional Hospital in Zlín, České Budějovice Hospital, University Hospital Olomouc
Leads: Institute of Health Information and Statistics of the Czech Republic