Zinc Supplementation In Very Low Birth Weight Infants-A Randomised Controlled Trial

Summary

* Zinc (Zn) is a structural component of human body and is a crucial element for a wide variety of cascades that take place in almost all organ systems. * Due to many reasons, preterm infants are generally believed to be naturally in a negative Zn balance during the early periods of life. * Regulation of intestinal Zn absorption of preterms is unrelated to infant's Zn status. * There still is a lack of knowledge in the possible relation of Zn deficiency and development of NEC and/or feeding intolerance in preterm infants. * Even if Zn is studied as an adjunct treatment for neonates and young infants with sepsis and found to reduce treatment failure in these high risk population, data in preventing infectious diseases in preterm infants is still lacking.

Timeline

Start

2014-03-14

Primary completion

2015-03-02

Completion

2015-04-20

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