Status:
COMPLETED
Effects of Infant Formula Composition on Infant Feeding Behaviors
Lead Sponsor:
Monell Chemical Senses Center
Collaborating Sponsors:
Ajinomoto USA, INC.
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Conditions:
Healthy Infants
Eligibility:
All Genders
1-4 years
Brief Summary
There is a paucity of information on whether and how the composition of formulas fed to infants influences their short-term feeding behaviors during the first few months of life. The purpose of this s...
Detailed Description
This is a within-subject, 3-day study. Each mother-infant dyad will visit the Monell Center three times, for 5 hours each time. The protocol during the three visits will be identical. Upon arrival, th...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Healthy, term infants of any racial background
- Infants may be of either sex
- Infants must be between 1 and 4 months 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 :
May 1 2009
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
55 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00957892
Start Date
May 1 2009
End Date
March 1 2011
Last Update
December 18 2017
Active Locations (1)
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Monell Chemical Senses Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104