The Clinical Effects of an Infant Formula Supplemented With Various Concentrations of Nucleotides

Soroka University Medical Center1 site in 1 country150 target enrollmentMarch 2006

ConditionsNutritional Requirements

DrugsNutritional supplementation (nucleotides)

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Nutritional Requirements
Sponsor: Soroka University Medical Center
Enrollment: 150
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Growth percentiles, Behaviour and infantile colic, Bowel habits.
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 18 years ago

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Overview

Brief Summary

The study hypothesis is that different concentrations of nucleotides' supplementation of an infant formula might affect differently growth and/or other clinical parameters in neonates.

Detailed Description

Three groups of 50 newborn infants each, will be fed for 30 days an infant formula supplemented with either 4.9 mg/100 kcal or 10.6 mg/100 kcal of nucleotides or with no supplementation. Newborns will be monitored prospectively for the following outcome parameters: * Growth percentiles. * Behaviour and infantile colic. * Bowel habits. * Side effects.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

March 2006

End Date

October 2007

Last Updated

18 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel