Beginnings: Study of Early Infant Diet on Growth and Development

Sponsor
Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute (Other)
Overall Status
Active, not recruiting
CT.gov ID
NCT00616395
Collaborator
(none)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to characterize physical growth, body composition, dietary intake, neurobehavioral development, and brain function of infants and children fed mostly breast-milk, milk-based formula or soy-based formula during their first year of life. Children are followed from age 2 months to age 6 years.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Device: No intervention

Study Design

Study Type:
Observational
Anticipated Enrollment :
600 participants
Observational Model:
Cohort
Time Perspective:
Prospective
Official Title:
Effects of Diet on Metabolism, Body Composition, Brain Function in Infants/Children
Actual Study Start Date :
Sep 1, 2002
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Sep 1, 2017
Anticipated Study Completion Date :
Dec 1, 2022

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
no grouping

IDE used for outcome measurement not for an intervention.

Device: No intervention

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. Growth and development [yearly, 1-6 years]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
1 Month to 3 Months
Sexes Eligible for Study:
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Yes
Inclusion Criteria:
  • Healthy Infants

  • Birth weight = 6 to 9 lbs

  • Mostly fed breast milk, milk-based formula, soy-based formula

  • Mother over 18 years of age

Exclusion Criteria:
  • Unhealthy pregnancy

  • Illness during pregnancy or for the child that could interfere with the study parameters

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Site City State Country Postal Code
1 Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center Little Rock Arkansas United States 72202

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Aline Andres, Ph.D., University of Arkansas

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.
Responsible Party:
Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00616395
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • 07130
First Posted:
Feb 15, 2008
Last Update Posted:
Aug 5, 2022
Last Verified:
Aug 1, 2022
Keywords provided by Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Aug 5, 2022