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Clinical Trials/NCT02911454
NCT02911454
Completed
Not Applicable

Assess the Effects of Infant Formula on Infant Stool Characteristics, Behaviour and Parental Experience in Everyday Situations

Nutricia Research12 sites in 3 countries252 target enrollmentStarted: July 2016Last updated:
ConditionsHealthy

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Sponsor
Nutricia Research
Enrollment
252
Locations
12
Primary Endpoint
Stool consistency measured by Amsterdam Stool Scale.

Overview

Brief Summary

A prospective, multi-country, open label study to describe the stool characteristics and behaviour as well as the parents' experience in infants receiving a recently launched infant formula in a real life situation.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Na
Intervention Model
Single Group
Primary Purpose
Other
Masking
None

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
1 Hour to 6 Weeks (Child)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Healthy term infants, gestational age up to and including 37 weeks and 42 weeks and below. Healthy is defined as "no supervision or medical treatment by a medical specialist. Further more to be determined by HCP.
  • Birth weight between 2.5 - 4.5 KG (within normal range for gestational age and sex)
  • Infants up to 6 weeks of postnatal age (Including day 42)
  • Receiving exclusively or at least 1 complete infant formula feeding per day at study inclusion (retrospectively exclusively or partly formula fed)
  • Willingness to change from their regular infant formula to study product
  • Parents' or legal guardians' aged up to and including 18 years, written, informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Infants with a congenital condition and / or previous or current illness and (or) medication that could interfere with the study
  • Infants with established or suspected cows milk allergy, lactose intolerance, galactosaemia or infants on a prescribed fibre free (e.g. prebiotic oligosaccharides) diet
  • Participation in any other studies involving investigational or marketed products concomitantly or within 2 weeks prior to entry into the study
  • Investigator's uncertainty about the willingness of the parents / legal guardians to comply with the protocol requirements.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Stool consistency measured by Amsterdam Stool Scale.

Time Frame: 15 months

Will be reported in diaries completed by the parents.

Crying time

Time Frame: 15 months

Will be reported in diaries completed by the parents.

Stool frequency

Time Frame: 15 months

Will be reported in diaries completed by the parents.

Secondary Outcomes

  • Impact on family life(15 months)
  • Eating behaviour(15 months)
  • Parental experience of child behaviour(15 months)

Investigators

Sponsor
Nutricia Research
Sponsor Class
Industry
Responsible Party
Sponsor

Study Sites (12)

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