ISRCTN ISRCTN19509258
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN19509258
Secondary identifying numbers LWH0502
Submission date
08/09/2005
Registration date
16/02/2006
Last edited
26/10/2022
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Neonatal Diseases
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Prof Richard Cooke
Scientific

Neonatal Unit
Liverpool Women's Hospital
Crown Street
Liverpool
L8 7SS
United Kingdom

Phone +44 (0)151 708 9988
Email mc19@liv.ac.uk

Study information

Study designRandomised controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Hospital
Study typeTreatment
Scientific titleExtreme Preterm Nutrition Study
Study acronymExPN study
Study objectivesWill better nutrition improve head growth and neurodevelopmental outcome in very preterm infants?
Ethics approval(s)Ethics approval received from Liverpool Children's Research Ethics Committee on 29th September 2003 (ref: 03/08/141/C).
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedExtreme prematurity
InterventionHyperalimentation - providing 20% more calories in total parenteral nutrition followed by 20% more protein in enteral feeds, from birth to 34 weeks corrected gestational age
Control: usual care
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measureHead circumference at 36 weeks corrected gestational age
Secondary outcome measures1. Quantitative cranial Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) analysis at 40 weeks corrected gestational age
2. Neurodevelopmental assessment using Bayley's Scales of Infant Development II (BSID-II) at three months and nine months post-term
Overall study start date26/01/2004
Completion date31/03/2006

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupNeonate
SexBoth
Target number of participants140
Key inclusion criteriaBabies (singletons/twins) born less than 29 completed weeks gestation, but at least 24 weeks gestation and above
Key exclusion criteriaBabies born with major congenital malformations, triplets and other higher multiple births
Date of first enrolment26/01/2004
Date of final enrolment31/03/2006

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

Neonatal Unit
Liverpool
L8 7SS
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust (UK)
Hospital/treatment centre

Crown Street
Liverpool
L8 7SS
England
United Kingdom

Phone +44 (0)151 708 9988
Email lynne.webster@lwh.nhs.uk
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Funders

Funder type

Government

'Own account', fully funded by Liverpool Women's NHS R&D support funds (UK)

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing planNot provided at time of registration

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Other publications 01/09/2008 Yes No
Results article 01/09/2008 Yes No

Editorial Notes

26/10/2022: Internal review.