Status:

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Elucidation of Breast Milk Composition and Structure Over the First Year of Lactation: UC Davis Lactation Study

Lead Sponsor:

University of California, Davis

Collaborating Sponsors:

California Dairy Research Foundation

Conditions:

Healthy

Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-45 years

Brief Summary

This observational study is designed to determine how sugars, lipids and proteins in breast milk vary among mothers; is affected by maternal diet, health and microbiota and vary over the course of lac...

Detailed Description

This study's objectives include: 1) develop a better understanding of the composition and structures of breast milk over the early stages of lactation with specific emphasis on the glycans and lipids;...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Pregnant women 18 years and older who plan to breastfeed for at least 6 months
  • Women who are in good health
  • Women with or without diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus, or type 2 diabetes mellitus or impaired glucose tolerance

Exclusion

  • Women who do not plan to breastfeed for at least 6 months
  • Women who give birth to pre-term infants
  • Women who smoke, either currently or 1 year before becoming pregnant
  • Women who have chronic medical conditions or communicable diseases
  • Women who take metabolic altering drugs such as corticosteroids or thyroid medication

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2009

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 4 2028

Estimated Enrollment :

395 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01817127

Start Date

April 1 2009

End Date

September 4 2028

Last Update

December 15 2025

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University of California, Davis

Davis, California, United States, 95616