Status:
RECRUITING
Avocado Consumption, Nutrients in Human Milk, and Infant Cognitive Development
Lead Sponsor:
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Collaborating Sponsors:
Avocado Nutrition Center
Conditions:
Breastfeeding, Exclusive
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-40 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The goal of this interventional study is to establish a whole food, avocado, as a viable study material to supplement mothers and infants with nutrients that support optimal brain development. Eighty-...
Detailed Description
Nutrients do not appear in nature alone with some appearing together more often than not. It is reasonable to posit that nutrients are working together, and thus, the synergies among the nutrients are...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria
- Healthy lactating women at 13 weeks postpartum
- Planning to exclusively breastfeed to 6 months of age
- Gave birth at 38 weeks or greater gestation without remarkable incident
- Pre-pregnancy BMI \<30
- Exclusion Criteria
- Gestational diabetes
- Infant with diagnosis or documented suspicion of developmental delay
- Any documented seizure activity in infant
- Family history of avocado, latex, or banana allergies
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 8 2024
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 31 2028
Estimated Enrollment :
88 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06208085
Start Date
February 8 2024
End Date
December 31 2028
Last Update
March 11 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Nutrition Research Institute
Kannapolis, North Carolina, United States, 28081