An Exploratory Study of Arginine Supplementation and the Postoperative Immune REsponse

NARecruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

48

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

April 14, 2022

Primary Completion Date

September 30, 2025

Study Completion Date

December 31, 2025

Conditions
PretermSurgeryNutritional DeficiencyImmune System and Related Disorders
Interventions
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Arginine

The intervention infants will receive either parenteral nutrition which contains additional arginine (up to 18% arginine content) or a separate arginine infusion to provide up to 18% arginine. This is in comparison to standard parenteral nutrition which has an arginine content of 6.3%.

Trial Locations (2)

L14 5AB

RECRUITING

Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool

L8 7SS

RECRUITING

Liverpool Women's Hospital, Liverpool

All Listed Sponsors
lead

University of Liverpool

OTHER