The Impact of Milk-products Differing in Their Glycaemic Properties on the Behaviour of Infants

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Mood Behaviour; Cognitive Function
• Interventions: Other: Low Glycaemic index growing up milk; Other: High GI growing up milk

• Registration Number: NCT01589003
• Lead Sponsor: Geok Lin Khor

Brief Summary

The current study proposes to investigate the impact of a low glycaemic index (GI), fortified toddlers milkpowder on mood, behaviour and cognitive function in young children.

Detailed Description

The current study proposes to investigate the impact of a low GI, fortified toddlers milkpowder on mood, behaviour and cognitive function in young children. In choosing the tests it should be remembered that the investigators looking for short-term changes in functioning, such as the ability to sustain attention or improved mood. As such the investigators are not looking for measures of general cognitive functioning, stage of development or general behaviour but rather measures that are capable of monitoring changes from hour to hour or day to day.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2012-04
• Study Start: 2012-04
• Study First Submitted: 2012-04-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-04-30
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-04-30
• Study First Posted: 2012-05-01
• Last Update Posted: 2012-05-01
• Primary Completion: 2012-10
• Study Completion: 2013-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 70

Inclusion Criteria

• The sample will consist of only Malay children, an equal number of boys and girls, and whose parents have consent to the child participating in this trial.

Exclusion Criteria

• they will be excluded if underweight (BMI for age < 2 S.D.);
• overweight (BMI for age > 2 S.D.;
• have any chronic or serious illness or are currently not feeling well / taking medication;
• have a history of allergy (particularly to milk), thyroid disease or diabetes mellitus.

Children currently part of an iron/zinc supplementation programme will be excluded as will any who are still being breast fed as there is no intention to discourage breastfeeding

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Low GI group	Low Glycaemic index growing up milk	Low Glycaemic index growing up milk
High GI group	High GI growing up milk	Hi Glycaemic index growing up milk

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The impact of a low GI, fortified toddlers milkpowder on mood, behaviour and cognitive function in young children	5 days	Evaluated by Parental ratings, Tempertment mood questionnaires, Ethological description of free play, Distractability task, actiwatch, Sleep Questionnaire.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Childcare centres; 🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia