Status:

COMPLETED

Effects of Infant Formula Composition on Infant Feeding Behaviors

Lead Sponsor:

Monell Chemical Senses Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

Ajinomoto USA, INC.

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Conditions:

Healthy Infants

Eligibility:

All Genders

1-4 years

Brief Summary

There is a paucity of information on whether and how the composition of formulas fed to infants influences their short-term feeding behaviors during the first few months of life. The purpose of this s...

Detailed Description

This is a within-subject, 3-day study. Each mother-infant dyad will visit the Monell Center three times, for 5 hours each time. The protocol during the three visits will be identical. Upon arrival, th...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Healthy, term infants of any racial background
  • Infants may be of either sex
  • Infants must be between 1 and 4 months of age
  • Infants must be exclusively feeding a cow's milk-based formula
  • Mothers must be over 18 years of age

Exclusion

  • Infants who were preterm
  • Infants who have medical conditions that interfere with feeding or eating
  • No major complications during pregnancy or at birth

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2009

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

55 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00957892

Start Date

May 1 2009

End Date

March 1 2011

Last Update

December 18 2017

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Monell Chemical Senses Center

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104