Measurement of Energy Metabolism in Infants

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Conditions studied: Infant Development, Infant Overnutrition

In brief

The purpose of this study is to measure energy expenditure during the first 3 months of life in infants.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02683473

Run by

Pennington Biomedical Research Center

People needed

70

Starts

2016-03-16

Expected to finish

2027-06-30

Last updated by the study team

2026-08-10

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Healthy, full-term infant
• Aged 1 month (28 days) to 3 months (12 weeks, 6 days) at the first visit
• Exclusively fed breast milk and/or infant formula
• Willing to accept doubly-labeled water

You may not qualify if…

• Unable to complete 3 clinic visits within about 14 days at Pennington Biomedical Research Center
• Born preterm (< 37 weeks gestation)
• Congenital abnormality or disability
• Gastric reflux
• Acute illness within 7 days of the study (fever, diarrhea)
• Use of medications to treat a chronic condition (does not include use of vitamin supplements or PRN medication for flatulence or reflux such as Pepcid)

Where it is running

• Pennington Biomedical Research Center — Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States (enrolling)

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