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Baby Formula and Health

Completed
Conditions
Pancreas Disease
Registration Number
NCT04559490
Lead Sponsor
University of Rochester
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to learn about how different types of carbohydrates used in infant formula may affect a baby's intestines and pancreas.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
22
Inclusion Criteria
  • Mothers ≥ 19 years of age
  • Singleton birth
  • Healthy Infants
  • Infant between 3-6 months at the time of visit and exclusively fed one of the formulas for a minimum of 3 months
Exclusion Criteria
  • Delivery before 35 weeks
  • Infant birth weight <2500g
  • Infants exhibiting growth faltering (loss of more than 25 percentile points) between 1 month to the time of study visit for either weight or length.
  • Infant medical or genetic indications that would impact normal feeding behavior, insulin signaling or growth patterns.
  • Infant consumption of more than two servings of complementary foods per day before the study visit.

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
mean change in blood glucosebaseline to 1 hour

change in blood glucose from fasting to 1 hour post glucose challenge

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
mean endogenous insulin secretionbaseline to 1 hour

change in mean insulin collected at baseline and 1 hour post glucose challenge

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Clinical Research Center of the University of Rochester Medical Center

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Rochester, New York, United States

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