Status:

TERMINATED

Gastrointestinal Tract Microbiome in Healthy Term Infants Receiving Mother'S-own Breast Milk or Cow's Milk-based Infant Formulas

Lead Sponsor:

Mead Johnson Nutrition

Conditions:

Gastrointestinal Microbiome

Eligibility:

All Genders

7-18 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This clinical trial will compare stool and oral microbiome composition between infants fed breast milk or one of two infant formulas for a 60 day feeding period.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 7-18 days of age at Visit 1
  • Singleton birth
  • Gestational age of 37-42 weeks
  • Birth weight of 2500 g (5 lbs 8 oz) or more
  • Parent or legal guardian agrees not to enroll infant in another interventional clinical study while participating in this study
  • Signed informed consent and use of PHI for infant and birth mother
  • Receipt of three protocol-compliant Baseline stool samples
  • Infants receiving formula:
  • Exclusively receiving infant formula for at least 24 hours prior to randomization
  • Parent(s) or legal guardian has full intention to exclusively feed study formula during the study period
  • Infants receiving human milk:
  • Mother has intention to exclusively provide mother's-own breast milk for the duration of the study

Exclusion

  • Caesarean delivery
  • Infant consumption of donor milk prior to randomization/registration
  • Maternal antibiotic use within 48 hours prior to or at time of delivery
  • Maternal antibiotic use while providing mother's-own breast milk to infant
  • Infant use of systemic antibiotics prior to randomization/registration
  • Any signs of an acute infection (i.e. fever, diarrhea) at randomization/registration
  • Weight at Visit 1 is \<95% of birth weight
  • Infant use of probiotics
  • Evidence of significant feeding difficulties
  • Infant was born large for gestational age
  • History of underlying metabolic or chronic disease or congenital malformation
  • Infant is immunocompromised
  • Infants receiving human milk:
  • Consumption of infant formula from 1 day of age

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 5 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 2 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

57 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04059666

Start Date

March 5 2019

End Date

February 2 2022

Last Update

August 25 2022

Active Locations (5)

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1

Birmingham Pediatric Associates

Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35205

2

Children's Research, LLC

Altamonte Springs, Florida, United States, 32701

3

Owensboro Pediatrics

Owensboro, Kentucky, United States, 42303

4

Holston Medical Group

Kingsport, Tennessee, United States, 37660