Effects of Infant Formula Composition on Infant Feeding Behaviors

Completed

Conditions studied: Healthy Infants

In brief

There is a paucity of information on whether and how the composition of formulas fed to infants influences their short-term feeding behaviors during the first few months of life. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether the composition of infant formula affects infants' feeding behaviors, in particular, how much formula is consumed within a given feed (i.e., measure of satiation) and how much time elapses after the feed until the infant exhibits signs of hunger (i.e., measure of satiety). The investigators will also examine the relationship between the composition of infant formula consumed and infant temperature, activity, sleep, and mothers' perceptions of infants' intake and regulatory behaviors.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00957892

Run by

Monell Chemical Senses Center

People needed

55

Starts

2009-05-01

Expected to finish

2011-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-12-18

Who can join

Age: 0 and older, up to 0. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Healthy, term infants of any racial background
• Infants may be of either sex
• Infants must be between 1 and 4 months of age
• Infants must be exclusively feeding a cow's milk-based formula
• Mothers must be over 18 years of age

You may not qualify if…

• Infants who were preterm
• Infants who have medical conditions that interfere with feeding or eating
• No major complications during pregnancy or at birth

Where it is running

• Monell Chemical Senses Center — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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