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Growth rates of formula-fed infants who start complementary feeding between four to six months compared with after six months

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
1. baby age 16&#45
20 weeks who eat only infant formula 2. Birth weight 2&#44
500 � 4&#44
000 grams3. Gestational age at birth 37+0 weeks to 41+6 weeks4. Did not have gross anomaly 5. No underlying dise
Registration Number
TCTR20151202001
Lead Sponsor
no
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
52
Inclusion Criteria

1. baby age 16-20 weeks who eat only infant formula
2. Birth weight 2,500 � 4,000 grams
3. Gestational age at birth 37+0 weeks to 41+6 weeks

Exclusion Criteria

1. Have gross anomaly
2. Disease that have influence of growth such as
a. short bowel syndrome or severe GI tract disease or severe malabsorption
b. Lung disease who use oxygen (oxygen dependent) or use diuresis(diuretic drug)
c. congenital heart conditions
d. chronic renal disease or renal tubular acidosis
e. central nervous system anomaly
f. TORCH infection or HIV infection
3. Infant who need special formula (non standard infant formula)
4. Eat complementary food before 4 months old
5. Infant that has history of admit in hospital more than 2 times before register to researh
6. Parent do not agree for register
7. Parent who did not read and write Thai language

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Growth rate 11 months Body weight, Height, Head circumference
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Rate of infection 11 month number of infection
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