ovel methods of infant feeding in New Zealand - cause for concern or optimism?

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Iron status; Body mass index (BMI); Blood - Other blood disorders; Diet and Nutrition - Obesity

• Registration Number: ACTRN12620000459921
• Lead Sponsor: Associate Professor Anne-Louise Heath

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2020-04-08
• Study Completion: 2022-03-03
• Last Update Posted: 13 February 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 625

Inclusion Criteria

* Parents or guardians are 16 years of age or older, and
* Live in Auckland, Wellington or Dunedin (New Zealand), and
* Infant is 7.0 to 9.9 months of age

Exclusion Criteria

* Parent or guardian is not able to communicate in English
* Infant has participated in a nutrition intervention study in which parents were asked to change the way in which the infant was fed

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mean plasma ferritin concentration measured by assay[Approximately 2 weeks after baseline visit];Mean BMI z-score calculated using World Health Organization reference data[Baseline visit (between 7.0 and 9.9 months of age)]