A New Adaptive Feeding Plan for Newborns: Effects on Gut Maturity and Gut Microbiota

Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)6 sites in 3 countries186 target enrollmentSeptember 2009

ConditionsInfant Nutrition

Overview

Phase: N/A
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Infant Nutrition
Sponsor: Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)
Enrollment: 186
Locations: 6
Primary Endpoint: gut maturation : Specific proteins in stools
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 12 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of this clinical trial is to identify the infant formula(s) for which the investigators get the closest gut maturation index compared to the one they get with breastfed babies.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

September 2009

End Date

February 2011

Last Updated

12 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)

Responsible Party

Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Healthy newborn infant
•Full term infant (≥ 37 weeks gestation; \< 42 weeks gestation)
•Birth weight from 2500g to 4500g
•For the formula-fed groups: babies whose mothers elected not to breastfeed at all
•For the breastfed group: babies whose mothers elected to exclusively breastfeed for at least 2 months
•Newborn whose parents / caregivers can be expected to comply with the protocol
•Study explained and written information given
•Informed consent signed