The Effects of Feeding Different Levels of Docosahexaenoic Acid to Pre-School Children

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Measurement of Docosahexaenoic Acid Levels in Pre-school Children

In brief

This clinical trial will measure Docosahexaenic Acid (DHA) levels in the blood and evaluate the relation to cognitive outcomes.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01897948

Run by

Mead Johnson Nutrition

People needed

18

Starts

2013-07-01

Expected to finish

2014-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-04-07

Who can join

Age: 3 and older, up to 3. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Child is 3 years of age ± 90 days
• Weight for length is within 10th to 90th percentile as plotted on WHO growth charts
• Parent/caregiver reports that child consumes at least 6 oz of cow milk or cow milk-based beverages on a daily basis
• Parent is willing to exclude sources of DHA from child's diet during the study
• Parent agrees not to give vitamins to child during the study
• English is the primary language in the home
• Signed Informed Consent and Protected Health Information

You may not qualify if…

• Gestational age at birth ≤ 36 weeks
• History of neuro/psychiatric conditions
• History of underlying metabolic or chronic disease
• Child is ill, has used antihistamines or diagnosed with an infection at time of cognitive testing
• History of suspected or known cow milk protein intolerance
• Child's diet contains sources of supplemental DHA more than one time per week
• Child is from a multiple birth and the sibling(s) are living in the same household
• Child is enrolled in another interventional clinical research study
• Use of antihistamines within 12 hours of cognitive testing

Where it is running

• Universty of Kansas Medical Center — Kansas City, Kansas, United States

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