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A daily physical activity programme increased the rate of weight gain and bone mass in preterm very low birth weight infants

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebn.4.3.74

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    Moyer-Mileur LJ, Brunstetter V, McNaught TP, et al.Daily physical activity program increases bone mineralization and growth in preterm very low birth weight infants.Pediatrics2000 Nov;106:1088–92OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text

    QUESTION: Is a daily physical activity programme effective in increasing body weight and bone mass in preterm very low birthweight infants?

    Design

    Randomised (unclear allocation concealment), blinded (unclear), controlled trial with a mean follow up of 25 days.

    Setting

    A newborn intensive care unit in a university hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.

    Patients

    32 healthy preterm infants (53% boys) who had birth weights between 800 and 1600 g (mean 1271 g), gestational age between 26 and 32 weeks (mean 30 wks), appropriate body size, were tolerating enteral feedings at ≥110 kcal/kg of body weight/day, and were not on medications other than appropriate vitamin supplements. Follow up was 100%.

    Intervention

    After stratification by birth weight and gestational age, infants were allocated to …

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    Footnotes

    • Source of funding: in part, Primary Children's Foundation.

    • For correspondence: Dr L J Moyer-Mileur, Division of Neonatology, University of Utah, 2A117, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA.