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Clinical Trials/NCT02776592
NCT02776592CompletedNot Applicable

Nutritive Effects of a Cow's Milk Based Formula Fed to Young Children

Mead Johnson Nutrition1 site in 1 country199 target enrollmentStarted: July 20, 2016Last updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Sponsor
Enrollment
199
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Change in Working Memory Capacity

Study Overview

Brief Summary

This study aims to determine if a cow's milk-based formula with added nutrients has an effect on memory, reaction time, strategy or other cognitive development indicators in children 4-5 years of age.

Detailed Description

This study aims to determine if a cow's milk-based formula with added nutrients has an effect on memory, reaction time, strategy or other cognitive development indicators in children 4-5 years of age.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Other
Masking
Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator)

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
4 Years to 5 Years (Child)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Inclusion Criteria

  • Health child, 4-5 years of age
  • Born as full-term (Gestational age of 37-42 weeks)
  • Consumed cow's milk or a cow's milk-based beverage during the 48 hours prior to the baseline visit
  • Parents or legal guardian agrees not to feed child any food products or supplements containing probiotics or prebiotics
  • Signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

  • History or known or suspected cow milk protein intolerance
  • Child who has received any food product ot supplement containing probiotics or prebiotics (with the exception of yogurt) in the 15 days prior to the baseline visit
  • Serious concurrent illness that will interfere in the general management of the child
  • History of underlying metabolic or chronic disease, congenital malformation, or immunocompromised
  • Child's z-score of weight for height at baseline is < -3 according to WHO criteria

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in Working Memory Capacity

Time Frame: Up to 24 weeks

Recall of variable sequences

Secondary Outcomes

  • Change in Motor Response Speeds(Up to 24 weeks)
  • Stool Consistency Assessment(24 weeks)
  • Height(24 weeks)
  • Metabolite Biomarkers(Up to 24 weeks)
  • Blood Fatty Acids(Up to 24 weeks)
  • Change in Mental Response Speeds(Up to 24 weeks)
  • Change in Manipulation of Visual Information(Up to 24 weeks)
  • Change in Retention of Visual Information(Up to 24 weeks)
  • Change in Child Behavior Checklist(Up to 24 weeks)
  • Immune Markers(Up to 24 weeks)
  • Systemic antibiotic Usage(24 weeks)
  • Missed days due to illness(24 weeks)
  • Body Weight(24 weeks)
  • Study Product Intake Assessment(24 weeks)
  • Complete Blood Count (CBC)(Up to 24 weeks)
  • Serum Phospholipids(Up to 24 weeks)
  • Medically-confirmed adverse events(24 weeks)

Investigators

Sponsor
Mead Johnson Nutrition
Sponsor Class
Industry
Responsible Party
Sponsor

Study Sites (1)

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