Early Genetic and Environmental Influences on Eating - The Baylor Infant Twins Study
Completed
Conditions studied: Body Composition, Executive Functioning, Temperament
In brief
The purpose of this study is to better understand the genetic and environmental etiology of early infant effortful control and infant feeding behaviors, and preschool executive functioning and eating behaviors. An additional purpose is to establish whether these four constructs (infant effortful control; infant feeding behaviors; preschool executive functioning; and preschool eating behaviors) have shared genetic and / or environment etiologies. Study objectives: (1) Evaluate the extent to which genetic influences on infants' effortful control of behavior are modified by prenatal diet, exercise and stress (2) Estimate the extent to which infant effortful control of behavior predicts and shares genetic influences with preschool executive functioning, and preschool eating behaviors. (3) Identify which genes are associated with infant effortful control behavior, preschool executive functioning, and preschool eating behaviors. (4) Examine whether there is a pattern of bacteria in the gut microbiome which associates with infant effortful control of behavior, preschool executive functioning, and preschool eating behaviors.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT04306523
- Run by
- Baylor College of Medicine
- People needed
- 125
- Starts
- 2015-10-01
- Expected to finish
- 2024-07-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2024-07-29
Who can join
Age: 0 and older, up to 2. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Infants from a multiple pregnancy (twins only)
- Born at > 34 weeks gestation,
- Not less than 1800 grams birth weight
- No diagnosis of twin to twin transfusion syndrome, or intrauterine growth retardation
You may not qualify if…
- Singleton infant
- Gestational less than 34 weeks
- Birthweight less than 1800 grams
- Diagnosis of twin to twin transfusion syndrome, or intrauterine growth retardation
Where it is running
- Children's Nutrition Research Center — Houston, Texas, United States
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