Effect of Caffeine on Fetal Growth

The Importance of Caffeine in Fetal Growth

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00131690

Enrollment

1200

Registered

2005-08-19

Start date

1996-04-30

Completion date

2002-08-31

Last updated

2005-10-10

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Birth Weight

Keywords

Caffeine, Coffee, Randomized, Birth weight

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether caffeine has any effect on birth weight.

Interventions

DRUGNescafé Gold Blend (exposed)

DRUGNescafé Decaffeinated (controls)

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

DOUBLE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

0 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Pregnant * Consumption of at least 3 cups of coffee/day at recruitment

Exclusion criteria

* Gestational age more than 20 weeks at recruitment * Chronic kidney disease * Epilepsy * Insulin dependent diabetes * Metabolic disorder * Previous low birth weight delivery * Previous preterm delivery

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
birth weight	—
gestational age	—

Countries

Denmark

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Apr 8, 2026