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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
NameTimeMethod
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

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

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