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Incidence of Allergic Manifestations and Infectious Episodes in Healthy Term Infants at Risk for Dysbiosis

Completed
Conditions
Dermatitis, Allergic Contact
Infectious Diseases
Registration Number
NCT04182425
Lead Sponsor
Bledina
Brief Summary

This study will evaluate the incidence of allergic manifestations (the first of which is atopic dermatitis) and infectious diseases in children fed with an infant formula under real conditions of use.

Detailed Description

The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the cumulative incidence of atopic dermatitis in healthy infants at risk for dysbiosis at 12 months of age and to identify factors associated with the presence of atopic dermatitis.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
334
Inclusion Criteria
  • full-term infant (gestational age ≥ 37 and ≤ 42 weeks) in good health;

  • Having at least one risk factor for dysbiosis, including:

    • birth by caesarean section,
    • Antibiotic exposure between birth and inclusion or in utero (mother who received antibiotics) during the last trimester of pregnancy, or per-partum (mother who received antibiotics during childbirth),
    • a family history of allergy confirmed by a doctor in a family member, affecting at least one of the two parents or siblings (asthma, atopic dermatitis, eczema, allergic rhinitis, proven food allergy);
  • Aged at most 5 weeks;

  • Having a weight in the reference values for gestational age and sex (between the 10th and the 90th percentiles according to the growth curves in force);

  • Already consuming an infant formula (with or without associated breast milk), or whose mother wishes to introduce an infant formula at the end of this consultation to switch to mixed breastfeeding or to start weaning;

  • Authorization of a parent (or both) or legal representative of the child to collect personal information about their child and family.

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Exclusion Criteria
  • Premature infants or low birth weight (< 2500g);
  • Infant allergic to cow's milk protein;
  • Infants with severe congenital anomalies that may impact growth (cystic fibrosis, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, tracheomalacia, tracheoesophageal fistula, congenital heart defects ...);
  • Infants with chronic disease or severe neonatal pathology, or a pathology predisposing to infections (HIV, hepatitis B or C, autoimmune diabetes, immune deficiency, respiratory distress, sepsis, intraventricular hemorrhage, severe neonatal hepatitis, necrotizing enterocolitis, hypertension persistent pulmonary ...), or renal or hepatic pathology;
  • Inability of the parent or legal representative to understand the protocol of the study, or doubts of the physician on the ability or willingness to comply with the protocol.
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Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Cumulative incidence of atopic dermatitis in the infants included in the study12 months

Number of episodes of dermatitis reported during the 12 months of follow-up, and objectified by a SCORAD score \> 0.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Observance3, 6 and 12 months

% of children who consumed the formula prescribed by the doctor at the previous visit

Cumulative incidence of infections3, 6 and 12 months

Cumulative number since the inclusion of episodes of:

* Infection of the upper respiratory tract,

* Infection of the lower respiratory tract,

* Gastrointestinal infections,

* pyelonephritis,

Consumption3, 6 and 12 months

Number of days of consumption during the previous period.

Satisfaction with Likert scale3, 6 and 12 months

5-level Likert scale filled in by the doctor and by parents

Weight3, 6 and 12 months

Growth in term of weight

Atopic dermatitis3, 6 and 12 months

Cumulative incidence of episodes of moderate atopic dermatitis (SCORAD score of 25 to 50) or severe episodes (SCORAD score\> 50)

Height3, 6 and 12 months

Growth in term of height

Cumulative incidence of allergic manifestations3, 6 and 12 months

Cumulative number since the inclusion of episodes of:

* atopic dermatitis,

* eczema,

* wheezing,

* allergic rhinitis

Gastrointestinal tolerance3, 6 and 12 months

* Frequency, consistency, color and quantity of stool (Amsterdam scale),

* Frequency and intensity of regurgitations (adapted score of Vandenplas),

* Frequency and intensity of gas / bloating, colic, unexplained crying

Cranial perimeter3, 6 and 12 months

Growth in terme of cranial perimeter

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Medical Office

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Taverny, France

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