Status:

COMPLETED

Percent Body Fat in Breast Fed Infants

Lead Sponsor:

Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute

Collaborating Sponsors:

University of Arkansas

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Conditions:

Healthy

Eligibility:

All Genders

Up to 2 years

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to learn about normal body composition (% body fat) during the first six months of life in healthy breast-fed babies.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Term birth
  • Infant must weigh at least 5.5# at birth
  • Single birth
  • Healthy mother/infant as determined by the investigator
  • Intention to breast feed

Exclusion

  • Significant perinatal morbidity
  • Having health, environmental, or economic constraints on growth
  • Infants of a mother with diabetes or gestational diabetes

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2006

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 1 2007

Estimated Enrollment :

190 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00616083

Start Date

April 1 2006

End Date

July 1 2007

Last Update

August 20 2009

Active Locations (4)

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1

Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72202

2

MetroHealth Medical Center

Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44109

3

University of Oklahoma Health Science Center

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73104

4

Universita degli Studi di Milano

Milan, Italy