Gluconeogenesis in Very Low Birth Weight Infants Who Are Receiving Nutrition By Intravenous Infusion
Unknown status
Baylor College of Medicine
N/A
1999-10-01
RATIONALE: Very low birth weight infants have problems maintaining normal blood sugar levels.
Gluconeogenesis is the production of sugar from amino acids and fats. The best combination of
amino acids, fat, and sugar to help very low birth weigh infants maintain normal blood sugar
levels is not yet known.
PURPOSE: Clinical trial to study how very low birth weight infants break down amino acids,
fat, and sugar given by intravenous infusion, and the effect of different combinations of
nutrients on the infants' ability to maintain normal blood sugar levels.
Gluconeogenesis in Very Low Birth Weight Infants Who Are Receiving Nutrition By Intravenous Infusion
Unknown status
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
N/A
1999-10-01
RATIONALE: Very low birth weight infants have problems maintaining normal blood sugar levels.
Gluconeogenesis is the production of sugar from amino acids and fats. The best combination of
amino acids, fat, and sugar to help very low birth weigh infants maintain normal blood sugar
levels is not yet known.
PURPOSE: Clinical trial to study how very low birth weight infants break down amino acids,
fat, and sugar given by intravenous infusion, and the effect of different combinations of
nutrients on the infants' ability to maintain normal blood sugar levels.
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