COLLABORATE Randomised Controlled Trial

@collaborate-rct.bsky.social

UK-wide, real-world-data-enabled, adaptive, 2-randomisation, controlled trial to determine clinical efficacy, effect size, and safety of widely used enteral feeds in reducing necrotising enterocolitis, mortality, and cognitive impairment in preterm babies

Calling all neonatal teams to help finally resolve longstanding uncertainties re formula, fortifier, pasteurised donor milk & NEC. Join #COLLABORATE_rct @99nicu.bsky.social @europerinatal.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social

Neena Modi@neenamodi1.bsky.social · last yr.

SIGNEC2025 London May 22-23 for latest in field & to hear about #COLLABORATE_rct a landmark adaptive, real-world data RCT to resolve uncertainties re NEC, formula, fortifier & pasteurised donor milk @bapmofficial.bsky.social @neonatalnursesuk.bsky.social @ebneo.bsky.social @necsociety.bsky.social

Randomisation 1 will determine if pasteurised human donor milk or preterm formula affect NEC and other outcomes if a supplement for own mother’s milk is required. Randomisation 2 will determine if routine macronutrient fortification of human milk is beneficial. 2/2

New RCT coming to the UK in 2025! COLLABORATE will determine clinical efficacy, effect size, and safety of widely used enteral feeds in reducing surgical NEC, mortality, and cognitive impairment in extremely preterm babies. 2 randomisations: 1/2