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Effect of Formula on Growth of Infants From Overweight or Obese Mothers

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Infant Nutrition
Interventions
Other: standard infant formula
Other: Test formula
Registration Number
NCT00820833
Lead Sponsor
Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether infants, from overweight or obese mothers, fed a formula with proteins and calories different than a standard infant formula have a different growth

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
230
Inclusion Criteria
  • healthy newborn infant
  • birth weight between 2500g and 4800g
  • singleton birth
  • mother's BMI before pregnancy was between 26 and 25
  • for the breastfeeding group: mother has elected to exclusively breastfeed her baby from birth to at least 6 months of age
  • for the formula groups: mother has elected to exclusively formula feed her baby from 3 to 6 months of age
  • having obtained signed informed consent of legal representative
Exclusion Criteria
  • body weight smaller than 5th percentile for that gestational age
  • newborn whose mother has diabetes
  • newborn whose mother has a drug dependence during pregnancy
  • newborn currently participating in another trial

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
1standard infant formulaStandard infant formula
2Test formulaTest formula
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
mean weight gain3 months
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
blood test assessments; body composition, bone density9 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Departamento de Medicina Interna, University de la Frontera

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Temuco, Chile

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