Percent Body Fat in Breast Fed Infants
Completed
- Conditions
- Healthy
- Registration Number
- NCT00616083
- Lead Sponsor
- Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to learn about normal body composition (% body fat) during the first six months of life in healthy breast-fed babies.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 190
Inclusion Criteria
- Term birth
- Infant must weigh at least 5.5# at birth
- Single birth
- Healthy mother/infant as determined by the investigator
- Intention to breast feed
Exclusion Criteria
- Significant perinatal morbidity
- Having health, environmental, or economic constraints on growth
- Infants of a mother with diabetes or gestational diabetes
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (4)
Universita degli Studi di Milano
🇮🇹Milano, Italy
Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center
🇺🇸Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
MetroHealth Medical Center
🇺🇸Cleveland, Ohio, United States
University of Oklahoma Health Science Center
🇺🇸Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States