Sensitive Periods in Human Flavor Learning

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Development

In brief

The goals of the proposed research are to specify the timing and consequences of the sensitive period for flavor learning in infants who are being breastfed or formula fed. The investigators will conduct a randomized within- and between-subject study of women and their infants during a 15-month window.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01667549

Run by

Monell Chemical Senses Center

People needed

97

Starts

2012-08-01

Expected to finish

2015-11-30

Last updated by the study team

2019-12-09

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Healthy, term infants and their mothers
• Infants 2 wks (+/- 2 wk of age)
• Mothers and infants exclusively breastfeeding or exclusively feeding a cows-milk based formula
• Mothers must be older than 18 years of age

You may not qualify if…

• Infants who were preterm or have medical conditions that interfere with feeding or eating
• Mothers who had gestational diabetes or are diagnosed with a major illness requiring treatment or surgery
• Mothers who will be going back to work full-time before the infant is 4 months old
• Mothers who are allergic to any vegetables
• Subjects will not be excluded because of economic status, gender, race or ethnicity.

Where it is running

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

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