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

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    Nutrition Research Institute

    Kannapolis, North Carolina, United States, 28081