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Clinical Trials/NCT03307122
NCT03307122
Completed
Not Applicable

Infant Formula GI Tolerance Evaluation

Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)8 sites in 1 country79 target enrollmentSeptember 21, 2017

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Healthy, Full-term Infants Who Are Formula-fed
Sponsor
Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)
Enrollment
79
Locations
8
Primary Endpoint
Infant GI Symptom Burden
Status
Completed
Last Updated
7 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

Prospective, double-blind, randomized study of 2 infant formulas.

Detailed Description

Exclusively formula-fed infants will participate in a 6-week feeding period of an infant formula. Tolerance records will be kept for 2 days at the end of the 6-week period by caregivers.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
September 21, 2017
End Date
January 19, 2018
Last Updated
7 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Parallel
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)
Responsible Party
Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Healthy newborn singleton infant
  • Full-term (\> 37 weeks gestation)
  • Birth weight ≥ 2500 grams and ≤ 4500 grams
  • 9-19 days of age on enrollment
  • Infant's mother has elected not to breastfeed prior to enrollment and infant has exclusively formula-fed for at least 3days prior to enrollment
  • Having obtained his/her legal representative's informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

  • Known or suspected cow-milk allergy
  • Currently receiving a specialty infant formula (e.g. extensively hydrolyzed, amino acid-based, metabolic), or soy-based or lactose free infant formula
  • Currently not tolerating (as perceived by the caregiver) their formula
  • Currently being treated for reflux
  • Currently experiencing gastrointestinal or respiratory symptoms secondary to an on-going infection or virus (e.g. gastrointestinal infection, upper respiratory infection, flu)
  • Congenital illness or malformation that may affect infant feeding and/or growth
  • Any readmission to hospital (except for hyperbilirubinemia) prior to enrollment
  • Receiving prescription medication (with exception of treatment for thrush or topical medications) or home remedies, herbal preparations, or rehydration fluids that might affect GI tolerance (vitamin and mineral supplements excepted).
  • Infant's family who in the Investigator's assessment cannot be expected to comply with treatment (feeding regimen).
  • Participation in another study that has not been approved as a concomitant study by Nestlé Nutrition.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Infant GI Symptom Burden

Time Frame: 6 weeks

Study personnel will administer questionnaire

Secondary Outcomes

  • Length (measured in centimeters)(Enrollment and 6 weeks)
  • Spit-up and/or vomiting pattern(6 weeks)
  • Weight (measured in grams)(Enrollment and 6 weeks)
  • Adverse events(2 weeks and 6 weeks)
  • Formula intake(6 weeks)
  • Stool pattern(6 weeks)
  • Crying and fussing duration(6 weeks)
  • Formula satisfaction questionnaire(6 weeks)

Study Sites (8)

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