Methods/design
Trial design
The study is a double-blind, randomized controlled trial and will be performed in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the Erasmus MC - Sophia Children’s Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The study is investigator-initiated, without funding from the pharmaceutical industry. The study protocol has been approved by the Erasmus MC Medical Ethics Committee. Serious adverse events (death, retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) ≥ grade 3 and intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) ≥ grade 3) will be reported to the medical ethics committee, which will monitor the study safety.