Status:

COMPLETED

The Effects of Natural Sugars in Breast Milk on Healthy Infant Growth and Development

Lead Sponsor:

University of Southern California

Collaborating Sponsors:

Children's Hospital Los Angeles

University of California, San Diego

Conditions:

Obesity

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-59 years

Brief Summary

This study will investigate the effects of breastfeeding and breastmilk composition on infant gut microbiome development as well as obesity and cognitive outcomes. Breast milk contains certain natural...

Detailed Description

This project will examine specific factors in breast milk that may impact infant's gut microbiome development, and thereby impact their adiposity and weight gain in early life. An important early-life...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Mothers who self-identify as Hispanic
  • Mothers who have or have had singleton births
  • Mothers will be recruited prior to their infant's birth or up to 1-month postpartum
  • Mothers must be able/willing to understand the procedures of the study, and must be able to read English or Spanish at a 5th grade level

Exclusion

  • Physician diagnosis of a major medical illness (including type 1 or type 2 diabetes) or eating disorder in mothers
  • Physical, mental, or cognitive issues that prevent participation
  • Chronic use of any medication that may affect body weight or composition, insulin resistance, or lipid profiles
  • Current smoking (more than 1 cigarette in the past week) or use of other recreational drugs
  • Clinical diagnosis of gestational diabetes
  • Pre-term/low birth weight infants, or diagnosis of any fetal abnormalities
  • Mothers less than 18 years of age at the time of delivery will not be eligible as to avoid potential confounding from those subjects who might still be completing adolescent growth

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2016

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

221 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04434027

Start Date

July 1 2016

End Date

August 1 2022

Last Update

March 28 2025

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Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90027