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NCT Number: NCT01488435

Efficacy and Tolerance of a Follow-On Formula Fed to Children From 36-48 Months of Age

The purpose is to determine if the consumption of study product has an effect on acute respiratory infections and/or diarrheal disease.

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Key information

Conditions

Acute Respiratory Infection Diarrheal Disease

Age range

36 month–48 month

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Shi-ji-xing Child Care Center, Jin Dong District

Jinhua, Zhejiang, 321000, China

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Child 36-48 months of age
  • Child is currently attending a daycare and has attended for 6 months or less
  • Has consumed cow's milk or a cow's milk-based beverage during the 48 hours prior to randomization
  • Signed informed consent

Exclusion criteria

  • Child who received any food product or supplement containing probiotics or prebiotics in the 15 days prior to randomization
  • Child with allergy to gluten or serious concurrent illness that will interfere in the general management of the child
  • Child with diarrhea or acute respiratory infection during the 48 hours prior to randomization
  • Child's z-score of weight for height < -3 according to World Health Organization criteria

Treatment and study plan

cow's milk

Dietary Supplement

Powdered whole cow's milk

Follow-On Formula

Dietary Supplement

Powdered Follow-On Formula with added long-chain Polyunsaturated fatty acid, prebiotics, and polysaccharide

Primary outcomes

  1. Acute respiratory infections and diarrheal disease

    Time frame: 28 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Allergic manifestations

    Time frame: 28 weeks

  2. Systemic antibiotic use

    Time frame: 28 weeks

  3. Duration of acute respiratory infection and diarrheal disease

    Time frame: 28 weeks

  4. Changes in stool patterns

    Time frame: Baseline and 28 weeks

  5. Fecal immune markers

    Time frame: Baseline and 28 weeks

  6. Serum Ferritin status

    Time frame: Baseline and 28 weeks

  7. Incidence of stool parasites

    Time frame: Baseline and 28 weeks

  8. Growth

    Time frame: 28 weeks

  9. Adverse events

    Time frame: 28 weeks

    The incidence of any adverse event for each participant

  10. Acceptance of study product

    Time frame: 28 weeks

    Acceptance of study product based on quantity consumed.

  11. Serum immune markers

    Time frame: Baseline and 28 weeks

  12. Serum zinc status

    Time frame: Baseline and 28 weeks

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Mead Johnson Nutrition

Industry

Collaborators

  • Shanghai Children's Medical Center
  • Shanghai, China

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2011
Primary completion
2012
Study completion
2012
First posted
Dec 8, 2011
Registry last updated
Dec 6, 2012

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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