Maternal and Infant Cord Blood Monosaccharide Content

NCT ID: NCT00783770

Last Updated: 2011-05-18

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

48 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2005-07-31

Brief Summary

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Mother's breast milk provides many benefits to babies with regard to development and improved health. We believe the simple sugars which make up these complex sugars in breast milk and are also found in the brain may be critical to normal brain development in term and preterm infants.

Babies are exposed to these sugars by placental transport during pregnancy and through mother's breast milk after they are born. For the preterm infant, we do not know if breast milk gives enough of these sugars compared to what the baby gets during pregnancy.

A maternal blood sample and blood samples from the baby's umbilical cord will provide us with background information for developing a supplement of special sugars that can be added to infant formulas to provide the amount that the baby usually gets during pregnancy and from breast milk.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Pregnancy

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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30-33 weeks

mother infant pairs with gestation of 30-33 weeks

No interventions assigned to this group

34-37 weeks

mother infant pairs with gestation of 34-37 weeks

No interventions assigned to this group

38-42 weeks

mother infant pairs with gestation of 38-42 weeks

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Healthy mothers with ages ranging from 18 to 35 yrs
* Delivered infants appropriate weight for gestational age (between 10% and 90%)

Exclusion Criteria

* Maternal history of smoking, alcohol or drug use
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

35 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

FED

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Arkansas

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Other Identifiers

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31247

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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