Congenital Heart Disease and Micronutrients
Research type
Research Study
Full title
To characterise nutritional intake of type I/ type II nutrients in children with congenital heart disease and the relationship to growth
IRAS ID
223568
Contact name
Lusie Marino
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University Hospital Southampton Foundation Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 0 months, 1 days
Research summary
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is one of the most common birth problems in infants, found in 9 out of every 1,000 babies born. Some heart problems are serious needing two or more operations, which can be months apart. Weight gain can be poor in some babies with CHD, especially in some of the more the severe heart problems. For lots of different reasons feeding problems are common in many babies with CHD and as a result some of these babies do not gain weight well.
For many infants with CHD we do not know enough about the type nutrition support required to support growth. The aim of this study would be to characterise nutritional intake of macro and micronutrients in children with congenital heart disease and the relationship to growth.
REC name
West of Scotland REC 3
REC reference
17/WS/0084
Date of REC Opinion
18 May 2017
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion