Post-market Surveillance Study of an Infant Formula Containing Moderately Hydrolyzed Protein and Low Lactose

NCT ID: NCT04112056

Last Updated: 2020-04-02

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

90 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-10-10

Study Completion Date

2020-05-15

Brief Summary

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The study is a before-after trial to evaluate whether the study formula containing moderately hydrolyzed protein and low lactose will be able to improve mild gastrointestinal disorders (MGDs) in infants. The study plans to recruit 90 infants between 7 days and 6 months old in Huantai Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital in Shandong Province and intervene for 14 consecutive days. On Day 0 (the time of enrolling group, but the intervention which infants recruited are asked to drink study formula begins on Day 1), Day 7, Day 14, Infant Gastrointestinal Symptoms Questionnaire-13 (IGSQ-13) is used to collect infants gastrointestinal comfort, related behaviors and other information.

Detailed Description

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Mild gastrointestinal disorders in infants belong to the category of functional gastrointestinal disorders. It refers that the infants fed with formula have mild digestive dysfunction that can not be explained by organic lesions or biochemical abnormalities, mainly including intestinal colic, spitting milk, diarrhea, constipation, etc. Mild gastrointestinal disorders are common in infants aged 0 to 1 year old. A study across 15 cities in China on the prevalence of common gastrointestinal disorders in infants shows that about 1/3 of the infants have one or more types of gastrointestinal disorders, among of which diarrhea and spitting milk are most common, and most of them occur within the age of 6 months. To solve this problem, a special kind of formulas for infants containing moderately hydrolyzed protein and low lactose has been developed, and our study formula is one of them. The study formula has been already marketed in China and passed the test hosted by the comprehensive testing center of the Chinese academy of inspection and quarantine, but whether it can significantly improve the mild gastrointestinal disorders in Chinese infants remains to be evaluated.

The purpose of the study is to evaluate whether the study formula containing moderately hydrolyzed protein and low lactose will be able to improve mild gastrointestinal disorders (MGDs) in infants. After informed consent, 90 infants between 7 days and 6 months old with mild gastrointestinal disorders are included and asked to drink the study formula for 14 consecutive days as intervention. On Day 0 (the time of enrolling group, but the intervention begins on Day 1), Day 7, Day 14, the information on gastrointestinal comfort and related behaviors is collected through the Infant Gastrointestinal Symptoms Questionnaire-13 (IGSQ-13). Information on feeding, family background, anthropometric measurements and defecation is also collected. The primary endpoint of this study is gastrointestinal comfort calculated by IGSQ-13. The secondary endpoints include crying frequency, spitting milk frequency, flatulence frequency, stool frequency and consistency score, formula acceptability and satisfaction, adverse event, etc.

Conditions

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Infant Nutrition Disorders Gastrointestinal Dysfunction

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Study formula

The infants recruited are provided with the study formula named NAN Comfort producted by Nestle Deutschland AG, Werk Biessenhofen containing moderately hydrolyzed protein and low lactose for free during study, and asked to drink the study formula more than half of the total diet daily.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Drink the study formula (NAN Comfort producted by Nestle Deutschland AG)

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

It is same as that stated in arm description.

Interventions

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Drink the study formula (NAN Comfort producted by Nestle Deutschland AG)

It is same as that stated in arm description.

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Obtaining the informed consent of infants' parents or guardians
* Term infants (≥37 gestational weeks)
* Healthy infants aged 7-180 days
* Formula feeding or mixed feeding
* With mild gastrointestinal disorders
* Drinking the study formula more than half of the total diet daily

Exclusion Criteria

* Adding new auxiliary food in the latest week
* Any kind of probiotics is being used
* Using drugs
* Using the formula being studied
* Having a history of milk protein allergies according to parents' reports
* Can not follow the research plans
Minimum Eligible Age

7 Days

Maximum Eligible Age

6 Months

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Huantai Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Peking University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Jianmeng Liu

Professor in Perinatal Epidemiology

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Jian-meng Liu, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Peking University

Ying-chao Mu, BD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Huantai Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital

Locations

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Huantai Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital

Zibo, Shandong, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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China

Central Contacts

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Yu-bo Zhou, PhD

Role: CONTACT

18810533987

Zhi-hao Cheng, PhD Candidate

Role: CONTACT

18201307375

Facility Contacts

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Ying-chao Mu, BD

Role: primary

13792199881

References

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Huang Y, Zhou Y, Li H, Chen Y, Mu Y, Yuan A, Yang Y, Liu J. The Effects of a Partially Hydrolyzed Formula with Low Lactose and Probiotics on Mild Gastrointestinal Disorders of Infants: A Single-Armed Clinical Trial. Nutrients. 2021 Sep 25;13(10):3371. doi: 10.3390/nu13103371.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 34684372 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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PKUFM.191010

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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