Developing Advanced MRI Methods for Detecting the Impact of Nutrients on Infant Brain Development

Completed

Conditions studied: Infant Development

In brief

The purpose is to study the effect of infant nutrition on brain development, as measured using Magnetic Resonance (MR) techniques. The investigators will collect detailed information about the diet of each of the infants, and seek to correlate this information with multiple MR measurements, including structural imaging, diffusion imaging, and functional connectivity. The MR scans will be performed at birth and 3 months of age. Dietary information collected will include detailed food diaries describing the feeding habits of the infants, and food frequency questionnaires to characterize the diet of the mother.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02058225

Run by

Boston Children's Hospital

People needed

130

Starts

2014-03-01

Expected to finish

2017-05-22

Last updated by the study team

2017-06-22

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• full-term babies whose mothers have no known medical conditions or complications during pregnancy.

You may not qualify if…

• preterm babies
• babies whose mothers have significant medical conditions and/or significant complications during pregnancy.

Where it is running

• Waltham Imaging Center: Boston Childrens Hospital — Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

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