The Effect of Infant Feeding on Stool Characteristics
- Conditions
- Healthy
- Interventions
- Procedure: fecal bacteria analysis
- Registration Number
- NCT00503789
- Lead Sponsor
- Mead Johnson Nutrition
- Brief Summary
Infants will be fed infant formula and stool characteristics assessed.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 280
- Healthy, term infants
- 21-30 days of age
- Infants with feeding difficulties
- Use of antibiotics or steroids
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description 1 fecal bacteria analysis cow-milk based infant formula 2 fecal bacteria analysis cow milk based infant formula with prebiotics 3 fecal bacteria analysis human milk reference group
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method fecal bacteria analysis 60 days
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Intake, tolerance, stool characteristics, anthropometrics 60 days
Trial Locations
- Locations (23)
The Children's Clinic of Jonesboro
🇺🇸Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States
East Washington Pediatrics
🇺🇸Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
ProMed Healthcare
🇺🇸Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
Cary Pediatric Center, P.A.
🇺🇸Cary, North Carolina, United States
Pediatric Associates of Mt. Carmel, Inc.
🇺🇸Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Red Lion Pediatrics
🇺🇸Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Pediatric Associates of Fairfield, Inc.
🇺🇸Fairfield, Ohio, United States
Altamonte Pediatric Associates
🇺🇸Altamonte Springs, Florida, United States
Alpha Clinical Research
🇺🇸Clarksville, Tennessee, United States
Austin Diagnostic Clinic
🇺🇸Austin, Texas, United States
Advocate Center for Pediatric Research
🇺🇸Park Ridge, Illinois, United States
Children's Hospital of Iowa
🇺🇸Coralville, Iowa, United States
Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
🇺🇸Fishers, Indiana, United States
Central Arkansas Pediatric Clinic
🇺🇸Benton, Arkansas, United States
Arkansas Pediatrics of Conway
🇺🇸Conway, Arkansas, United States
University of Kansas Medical University
🇺🇸Kansas City, Kansas, United States
PTCU/Children and Youth Project
🇺🇸Louisville, Kentucky, United States
ACC Pediatric Research
🇺🇸Bossier City, Louisiana, United States
ProMed Pediatrics
🇺🇸Portage, Michigan, United States
Winthrop Pediatric Associates
🇺🇸Mineola, New York, United States
ProMed Physicians-Pediatrics
🇺🇸Richland, Michigan, United States
The Center for Human Nutrition
🇺🇸Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Northeast Cincinnati Pediatric Assoc
🇺🇸Mason, Ohio, United States