Efficacy and Safety of an Infant Formula With Milkfat and Prebiotics

NCT ID: NCT01603719

Last Updated: 2020-06-09

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

128 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-08-31

Study Completion Date

2020-01-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effect of a new infant starter formula with added prebiotics (GOS) and with a fat blend rich in beta-palmitate.

Detailed Description

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An experimental infant formula with added prebiotics (GOS) and with a higher content of palmitic acid esterified in beta-position is to be tested in a double-blinded randomized controlled trial.

The addition of prebiotics to an infant formula should favor growth of a beneficial bifidogenic intestinal flora and have positive effects on immunity, promote softer stool formation and short chain fatty acid content in the stools. Higher proportion of beta-palmitic acid esterified in 2nd position of the triglyceride should reduce formation of fatty acid-calcium soaps in the stools and promote calcium and fat absorption in the gut, therfor reduce symptoms of constipation and colics.

Conditions

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Infections Stool Flora Stool Biochemistry Constipation Food Intolerance

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Standard Formula

Standard formula with no supplementation

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

experimental formula

infant formula with higher beta-palmitate and supplemented GOS

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

new infant formula with prebiotics and beta-palmitate

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

experimental infant formula as sole source of nutrition over first 12 weeks of life

Interventions

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new infant formula with prebiotics and beta-palmitate

experimental infant formula as sole source of nutrition over first 12 weeks of life

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* healthy term neonates
* gestational age 37 to 42 weeks
* birth weight 10th to 90th percentile (Voigt reference)
* infants being exclusively formula-fed at enrollment

Exclusion Criteria

* infants with high risk of atopic disease due to family history
* congenital disorder or syndrome with need for special diet / impairment of growth
* antibiotic medication prior to enrollment
Maximum Eligible Age

10 Days

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Waldkrankenhaus Protestant Hospital, Spandau

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Antonia Nomayo, MD

MD

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Frank Jochum, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Waldkrankenhaus Protestant Hospital, Spandau

Locations

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Evangelisches Waldkrankenhaus Spandau

Berlin, , Germany

Site Status

Countries

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Germany

References

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Lambidou M, Alteheld B, Fimmers R, Jochum F, Nomayo A, Stehle P. Impact of an Infant Formula Containing a Novel Fat Blend (Cow's Milk Fat, Fish and Vegetable Oil) and Prebiotics on Stool Fatty Acid Soaps and Erythrocyte Fatty Acid Profiles in Full-Term Healthy Newborns. Ann Nutr Metab. 2021;77(3):138-145. doi: 10.1159/000515705. Epub 2021 Apr 30.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 33934094 (View on PubMed)

Nomayo A, Schwiertz A, Rossi R, Timme K, Foster J, Zelenka R, Tvrdik J, Jochum F. Infant formula with cow's milk fat and prebiotics affects intestinal flora, but not the incidence of infections during infancy in a double-blind randomized controlled trial. Mol Cell Pediatr. 2020 Jul 2;7(1):6. doi: 10.1186/s40348-020-00098-1.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 32613402 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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EWK-001

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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