Investigating the Effects of Nutrition on the Maturation of Brain Networks Associated With Memory in Infants
Status unconfirmed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group
Conditions studied: Healthy
In brief
This project will investigate whether adding nutritional supplements to the diet will have beneficial effects on the development of infant brain networks (assessed at 4 and 9 months of age). The nutritional supplement will contain lutein (typically found in leafy vegetables),docosahexaenoic acid (DHA; a fatty acid typically found in cold-water fish such as salmon or tuna), and of vitamin E.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT02457078
- Run by
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- People needed
- 60
- Starts
- 2015-02-01
- Expected to finish
- 2018-12-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2017-05-04
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Inclusion criteria for mothers at time of recruitment:
- Intention to breast feed for at least the first 3 months
- 18 years of age or older
- Willingness to abstain from multi-vitamins or other supplements that contain lutein and vitamin E during the study and take no more than 200 mg of DHA.
- Normal or corrected-to-normal vision
- Normal or corrected-to-normal hearing
- English is the dominant language spoken in the home.
You may not qualify if…
- and/or early termination:
- Mother is taking cholesterol medication and/or medication affecting lipid absorption and/or transport.
- High risk pregnant mothers
- Macular Pigment Optical Density (MPOD) score greater than 0.6.
- Preterm birth (less than 37 weeks)
- Low birth weight (less than 2500 grams, < 5.5 pounds)
- Unable or unwilling to continue breast feeding within the first 3 months after birth.
- Unable or unwilling to continue taking the study supplement within the first 3 months after birth.
Where it is running
- Beckman Institute — Urbana, Illinois, United States (enrolling)
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