Growth of Infants Fed an Amino Acid Infant Formula

NCT ID: NCT01583673

Last Updated: 2015-10-21

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

225 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-05-31

Study Completion Date

2013-07-31

Brief Summary

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The primary objective of the clinical trial is to compare growth in infants (expressed as weight gain in g/day) consuming a new Amino Acid Formula to infants consuming a commercially available hypoallergenic formula over a period of 4 months.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Growth

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Amino Acid Formula

Hypoallergenic baby formula

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Amino Acid Formula

Intervention Type OTHER

Subjects will be fed the assigned study formula from enrollment to 4 months (112 days) of age.Infants will be fed orally, ad libitum with the assigned formula

Amino Acid commercial formula

Hypoallergenic commercial amino acid formula

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Amino Acid formula

Intervention Type OTHER

Subjects will be fed the assigned study formula from enrollment to 4 months (112 days) of age.Infants will be fed orally, ad libitum with the assigned formula

Interventions

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Amino Acid Formula

Subjects will be fed the assigned study formula from enrollment to 4 months (112 days) of age.Infants will be fed orally, ad libitum with the assigned formula

Intervention Type OTHER

Amino Acid formula

Subjects will be fed the assigned study formula from enrollment to 4 months (112 days) of age.Infants will be fed orally, ad libitum with the assigned formula

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Healthy newborn infant
* Full-term (\>= 37 weeks gestation)
* Birth weight between \>= 2500 and \< =4500 g
* 0-17 days of age on enrolment (day 0 is day of birth)
* Infant's mother has elected not to breastfeed and to exclusively formula-feed infant
* Study explained and written information provided with Caregiver demonstrating understanding of the given information
* Informed consent signed (parent/legal representative)

Exclusion Criteria

* Congenital illness or malformation that may affect infant feeding and/or normal growth
* Suspected or known allergy to cow's milk protein
* Significant pre-natal and/or post-natal disease
* Any readmission to hospital (except for hyperbilirubinemia) prior to enrolment
* Infant receiving prescription medication (with exception of topical antibiotics and/or treatment for thrush) or frequent use of over the counter medications except vitamin and mineral supplements
* Infant currently participating in another conflicting clinical study
* Infant's family who in the Investigator's assessment cannot be expected to comply with the protocol
Maximum Eligible Age

17 Days

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Marc Corkins, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Le Bonheur Children's Hospital

Locations

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Alabama Clinical Therapeutics

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Site Status

Alabama Clinical Therapeutics/Southlake Pediatrics

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Site Status

Clinical Research Consortium Arizona

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Site Status

Lutheran General Children's Hospital

Park Ridge, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Nassim, MCMonigle, Mescia and Associates

New Albany, Indiana, United States

Site Status

Bluegrass Clinical Research, Inc.

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Site Status

Southwestern Medical Clinic

Niles, Michigan, United States

Site Status

Southwestern Medical Clinic

Stevensville, Michigan, United States

Site Status

Women's Clinic of Lincoln, P.C.

Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

Site Status

Blue Ridge Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Inc.

Boone, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Haywood Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine Group, P.A.

Clyde, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Tarheel Clinical Research

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Ohio Pediatric Research Assn.

Dayton, Ohio, United States

Site Status

Institute of Clinical Research

Mayfield Heights, Ohio, United States

Site Status

Spartanburg Medical Research

Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

Site Status

Jean Brown Research

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Site Status

Clinical Research Specialists of Utah, Inc

Spanish Fork, Utah, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Amari S, Shahrook S, Namba F, Ota E, Mori R. Branched-chain amino acid supplementation for improving growth and development in term and preterm neonates. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 Oct 2;10(10):CD012273. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012273.pub2.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 33006765 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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09.56.PED

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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