Althera® Versus Nutramigen / Cow's Milk Intolerance

NCT ID: NCT01727115

Last Updated: 2012-11-15

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

116 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-04-30

Study Completion Date

2011-07-31

Brief Summary

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The primary objective of this study is to demonstrate that ALTHERA® is equal or superior in efficacy than NUTRAMIGEN®

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Allergy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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NUTRAMIGEN®

Subjects are orally fed ad libitum (following guidelines printed on the labels).

Subjects will receive the Nutramigen® formula for a 4 week period

Then depending of the result of the challenge test we have the following possibilities:

* If the test is positive: The children continue the formula Nutramigen®
* If the test is negative: A Follow up formula is given

* (Nan pro2) if child \> 6 months
* (Nan pro1) if child \< 6 months

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Infant Formula Feeding

Intervention Type OTHER

Assigned formula (Althera® or Nutramigen®) for a 4 weeks period.

* If the challenge is positive: The children continue the assigned formula
* If the challenge is negative: A Follow up formula is given

* (Nan pro2) if child \> 6 months
* (Nan pro1) if child \< 6 months

ALTHERA®

Subjects are orally fed ad libitum (following guidelines printed on the labels).

Subjects will receive the Althera® formula for a 4 week period

Then depending of the result of the challenge test we have the following possibilities:

* If the test is positive: The children continue the formula Althera®
* If the test is negative: A Follow up formula is given

* (Nan pro2) if child \> 6 months
* (Nan pro1) if child \< 6 months

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Infant Formula Feeding

Intervention Type OTHER

Assigned formula (Althera® or Nutramigen®) for a 4 weeks period.

* If the challenge is positive: The children continue the assigned formula
* If the challenge is negative: A Follow up formula is given

* (Nan pro2) if child \> 6 months
* (Nan pro1) if child \< 6 months

Interventions

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Infant Formula Feeding

Assigned formula (Althera® or Nutramigen®) for a 4 weeks period.

* If the challenge is positive: The children continue the assigned formula
* If the challenge is negative: A Follow up formula is given

* (Nan pro2) if child \> 6 months
* (Nan pro1) if child \< 6 months

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Infants from few days of life until 6 months of age
* Birth weight : between 2.500g and 4.500g
* Full term: gestational age between 37 and 42 weeks
* Singleton birth
* Suspicion of a mild/moderate Cow's Milk Proteins Intolerance (CMPI)
* Having obtained the Informed Consent by the Parents or the legal guardian

Exclusion Criteria

* Exclusive breastfeeding at time of enrolment
* Having been treated before enrolment with an extensively hydrolysed formula
* Disease impairing a normal gut transit (like pyloric stenosis)
* Intolerance to lactose (if already known)
* Receiving an antibiotic treatment at the time of enrolment
* Severe or chronic diarrhea
* Failure to thrive
* Neurologic diseases
* Receiving a medical treatment which could interfere with the protocol or after a surgical intervention
* Infants whose parents / caregivers who cannot be expected to comply with treatment
* Currently participating or having participated in another interventional clinical trial
Maximum Eligible Age

6 Months

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

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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Yvan Vandenplas, Professor

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

AZ-Kinderen V.U.B.

Bruno Hauser, Doctor

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

AZ-Kinderen V.U.B.

Thierry Devreker, Doctor

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

AZ-Kinderen V.U.B.

Marc Verghote, Doctor

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

CHR Namur

Christine Halut, Doctor

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

CHR Namur

Olivia Bauraind, Doctor

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Clinique Saint Pierre

Sandra Mulier, Doctor

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

CHU des Enfants Reine Fabiola

Pascal Lenoir, Doctor

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Clinique Notre Dame Tournai

Etienne Sokal, Professor

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Clinique Universitaire Saint Luc

Francoise Smets, Doctor

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Clinique Universitaire Saint Luc

Francoise Bury, Doctor

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Clinique de l'Espérance

Stéphanie Colinet, Doctor

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Clinique de l'Espérance

Stefaan Peeters, Doctor

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Aalsters Stedelijk ziekenhuis

Patrick Bollen, Doctor

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

AZ Vesalius

Paul Mariën, Doctor

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Sint Augustinus

Gigi Veereman, Professor

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Paola Kinderziekenhuis

Myriam VanWinckel, Professor

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

UZ Gent

Jozef Christens, Doctor

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Maria Ziekenhuis Noord Limburg

Kristien Kamoen, doctor

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Algemeen Ziekenhuis Maria Middelares

Michèle Scaillon, Doctor

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

CHU des Enfants Reine Fabiola

Locations

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ASZ

Aalst, Aalst, Belgium

Site Status

ZNA Middelheim

Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

Site Status

CHU Huderf

Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium

Site Status

AZ VUB

Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium

Site Status

Cliniques Universitaires

Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium

Site Status

Az Maria Middelares

Ghent, Gent, Belgium

Site Status

UZ Gent Pediatrie

Ghent, Gent, Belgium

Site Status

Clinique de l'Espérance

Montegnée, Montegnée, Belgium

Site Status

Centre Hospitalier Regional

Namur, Namur, Belgium

Site Status

Clinique Saint Pierre

Ottignies, Ottignies, Belgium

Site Status

Maria Ziekenhuis

Overpelt, Overpelt, Belgium

Site Status

Az Vesalius

Tongeren, Tongeren, Belgium

Site Status

CH WAPI Tournai

Tournai, Tournai, Belgium

Site Status

Sint Augustinus

Wilrijk, Wilrijk, Belgium

Site Status

Countries

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Belgium

References

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Vandenplas Y, Steenhout P, Planoudis Y, Grathwohl D; Althera Study Group. Treating cow's milk protein allergy: a double-blind randomized trial comparing two extensively hydrolysed formulas with probiotics. Acta Paediatr. 2013 Oct;102(10):990-8. doi: 10.1111/apa.12349. Epub 2013 Aug 5.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 23837862 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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06.04.INF

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id