Impact of Infant Feeding on Newborn Metabolomic Profile

NCT ID: NCT01606683

Last Updated: 2015-02-04

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-04-30

Study Completion Date

2014-12-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is the evaluation with untargeted modalities, of the urine metabolomic profile in a group of infants fed with a standard formula, a group of infants fed with a formula supplemented with functional ingredients and a group of breast-fed infants.

Detailed Description

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Metabolomics is of particular interest in the field of nutrition, since nutrients interact with a number of targets, metabolic pathways and functions.

A suitable biofluid to study nutrient intake is urine, which is the most commonly used biological sample for metabolomic analysis and can be collected with simple and non-invasive methods.

Up to now, no studies have investigated healthy term infants metabolome and its modulation according to different dietary regimens such as formula-feeding or breastfeeding.

The aim of this study is to evaluate, with untargeted modalities, the urine metabolomic profile of a group of infants fed with a standard formula, a group of infants fed with a formula supplemented with functional ingredients and a group of breast-fed infants.

Formula-fed infants participate to PLA-LENI-09 study (NCT01197365). We have included also a control group of breast-fed infants, as, from a scientific point of view, they represent the "gold standard" and no data are available on their metabolomic profile.

Conditions

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Formula Feeding of Healthy Full Term Infants Breast Feeding of Healthy Full Term Infants

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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GROUP 1

Infant formula supplemented with with functional ingredients (galacto-oligosaccharides, beta-palmitate, fermented milk). Infant formula with functional ingredients is in compliance with Directive 2006/141/CE on infant formulae and follow-on formulae.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Infant formula with GOS, beta-palmitate, acidified milk

Intervention Type OTHER

Infant formula supplemented with functional ingredients (galacto-oligosaccharides, beta-palmitate, acidified milk.

Infant formula with functional ingredients is in compliance with Directive 2006/141/CE on infant formulae and follow-on formulae.

GROUP 2

Standard infant formula, in compliance with Directive 2006/141/CE on infant formulae and follow-on formulae, without functional ingredients.

Group Type OTHER

Standard infant formula without functional ingredients

Intervention Type OTHER

Standard infant formula, in compliance with Directive 2006/141/CE on infant formulae and follow-on formulae, without functional ingredients.

CONTROL GROUP

Breast milk

Group Type OTHER

No intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Interventions

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Infant formula with GOS, beta-palmitate, acidified milk

Infant formula supplemented with functional ingredients (galacto-oligosaccharides, beta-palmitate, acidified milk.

Infant formula with functional ingredients is in compliance with Directive 2006/141/CE on infant formulae and follow-on formulae.

Intervention Type OTHER

Standard infant formula without functional ingredients

Standard infant formula, in compliance with Directive 2006/141/CE on infant formulae and follow-on formulae, without functional ingredients.

Intervention Type OTHER

No intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Infants being exclusively either breastfed or formula-fed by the 21st day of life
* Infants of both sexes born with natural or caesarian delivery
* Gestational age between 37 and 42 completed weeks
* Birth weight between 10th and 90th percentile of birth weight for gestational age, according to the North-Italian growth charts
* Single birth
* Caucasian parents

Exclusion Criteria

* Infants with genetic and/or congenital diseases
* Infants receiving antibiotic therapy
* Infants with neonatal diseases requiring hospitalisation for longer than 7 days
* Infants at risk for atopy and/or having familial history for atopy
* Mothers with metabolic or chronic diseases
* Infant selected for another clinical study
* Parents refusing to sign a written informed consent
Maximum Eligible Age

21 Days

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo di Pavia

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Cagliari

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Heinz Italia SpA

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Mauro Stronati, Prof.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO "SAN MATTEO" - STRUTTURA COMPLESSA DI NEONATOLOGIA, PATOLOGIA NEONATALE E TERAPIA INTENSIVA

Locations

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Fondazione Irccs Policlinico "San Matteo" - Struttura Complessa Di Neonatologia, Patologia Neonatale E Terapia Intensiva

Pavia, PV, Italy

Site Status

Countries

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Italy

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Other Identifiers

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PLA-LENI-09 - SUBSTUDY 1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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