Status:
COMPLETED
Sensitive Periods in Early Flavor Learning
Lead Sponsor:
Monell Chemical Senses Center
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Conditions:
Healthy
Eligibility:
All Genders
2-4 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Flavor is the primary dimension by which young children determine food acceptance. However, children are not merely miniature adults since sensory systems mature postnatally and their responses to cer...
Detailed Description
This is a basic research, longitudinal and experimental study in which infants will be randomized into one of six groups (N=10-15 per group) differing in the timing and type of formula that the infant...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Healthy, term infants of any racial background
- Infants may be of either sex
- Infants must be 2 weeks 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 :
November 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
79 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00994747
Start Date
November 1 2006
End Date
June 1 2010
Last Update
October 3 2012
Active Locations (1)
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Monell Chemical Senses Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104