NCT00941564

Brief Summary

The objective is to assess the comparative calcium absorption and gastrointestinal (GI) tolerance in healthy normal term infants fed two commercially available powdered milk-based formulas which contain different fat blends.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
33

participants targeted

Target at below P25 for phase_4

Timeline
Completed

Started Mar 2010

Shorter than P25 for phase_4

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

July 14, 2009

Completed
3 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

July 17, 2009

Completed
8 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

March 1, 2010

Completed
2 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

May 1, 2010

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

May 1, 2010

Completed
Last Updated

November 25, 2010

Status Verified

November 1, 2010

Enrollment Period

2 months

First QC Date

July 14, 2009

Last Update Submit

November 24, 2010

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Calcium absorption

    18 days

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Calcium retention, fat absorption, tolerance

    18 days

Study Arms (2)

Commercially available infant formula A

EXPERIMENTAL

Varying fat blend from comparator product

Other: Infant Formula milk based

Commercially available infant formula B

ACTIVE COMPARATOR
Other: Infant formula milk based

Interventions

Consume ad lib

Commercially available infant formula A

Eligibility Criteria

Age84 Days - 159 Days
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsChild (0-17)

You may qualify if:

  • Infant in good health, full term, singleton birth and 84-156 days of age at enrollment. Male infants only to be enrolled for primary variable measures.
  • Restrict use of certain medications or home remedies, herbal preparations, probiotics or rehydration/intravenous (IV) fluids.

You may not qualify if:

  • Adverse maternal, fetal or infant medical history that is thought by the investigator to have potential for effects on tolerance, growth, and/or development.
  • Infant has been treated with antibiotics 3 days prior to enrollment.
  • Infant has received probiotics-containing products 3 days prior to enrollment.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Department of Pediatrics, Federal University of Bahia

Salvador, Estado de Bahia, Brazil

Location

Related Publications (2)

  • Souza CO, Leite MEQ, Lasekan J, Baggs G, Pinho LS, Druzian JI, Ribeiro TCM, Mattos AP, Menezes-Filho JA, Costa-Ribeiro H. Milk protein-based formulas containing different oils affect fatty acids balance in term infants: A randomized blinded crossover clinical trial. Lipids Health Dis. 2017 Apr 14;16(1):78. doi: 10.1186/s12944-017-0457-y.

  • Leite ME, Lasekan J, Baggs G, Ribeiro T, Menezes-Filho J, Pontes M, Druzian J, Barreto DL, de Souza CO, Mattos A, Costa-Ribeiro H Jr. Calcium and fat metabolic balance, and gastrointestinal tolerance in term infants fed milk-based formulas with and without palm olein and palm kernel oils: a randomized blinded crossover study. BMC Pediatr. 2013 Dec 24;13:215. doi: 10.1186/1471-2431-13-215.

Study Officials

  • John Lasekan, PhD

    Abbott Nutrition

    STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 4
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
TRIPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
CROSSOVER
Sponsor Type
INDUSTRY

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

July 14, 2009

First Posted

July 17, 2009

Study Start

March 1, 2010

Primary Completion

May 1, 2010

Study Completion

May 1, 2010

Last Updated

November 25, 2010

Record last verified: 2010-11

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