Status:

COMPLETED

Study of Nutrition in Postpartum and Early Life Feeding Study

Lead Sponsor:

University of Texas at Austin

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cattlemen's Beef Association, a contractor to the Beef Checkoff

Conditions:

Glycemic Response

Breast Feeding, Exclusive

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The first few months of life are a critical time for setting the health trajectory of both infants and mothers. It is essential that guidance provided to new families be based on the most rigorous sci...

Detailed Description

During the initial months of life, it is critical to set a path towards a healthy future for both the infant and mother.1-4 It is essential to provide new families with guidance that is grounded in th...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Maternal
  • Comfortable communicating in English, both orally and in writing
  • Infant aged between 6 and 12 weeks at enrollment
  • Exclusively breastfeeding one infant
  • Intention to continue breastfeeding through duration of the study
  • BMI between (18.5 - 29.9) OR BMI 30 - 35 and willing to consume an additional \~240 calories to ensure against caloric deficit
  • Willing to consume both meat \& plant-based meat products
  • Residing within \~10 mi radius of UT
  • Infant
  • Exclusively breastfeeding
  • Birth weight ≥ 2.5kg (5.5 lbs)
  • Maternal

Exclusion

  • Pre-gestational diabetes, previous diagnosis of diabetes, or history of GDM (need specific diet)
  • Negative delivery outcome (post-delivery stillbirth, infant mortality)
  • Began complementary feeding or intends to begin feeding solid food before completion of study, infant age \<16 weeks.
  • Active eating disorder (atypical diet quality, anxiety about diet and weight/body measurements and weight gain)
  • Active substance abuse with alcohol or drugs by self-report (risk for poor adherence and could impact outcomes)
  • Treatment with medications (e.g., corticosteroids, anti-psychotics) known to have metabolic/body weight effects
  • BMI \<18.5 or \>35kg/m2
  • Unable or unwilling to follow protocol
  • Mom following vegetarian, vegan, or strict exclusion diet during pregnancy or lactation
  • Excessive caffeine consumer
  • Not a good candidate for a feeding trial (In general, if there are a variety of things indicating the potential participant might have a hard time meeting the requirements for the diet intervention. For example, if during screening, the potential participant indicates something that suggests they would be dishonest about their adherence to the diet.)
  • Infant

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 18 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 18 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

24 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06082921

Start Date

October 18 2023

End Date

August 18 2024

Last Update

December 16 2024

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University of Texas at Austin - Burgermaster Lab

Austin, Texas, United States, 78705