The Effect of Infant Feeding on Stool Characteristics

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00503789

Enrollment

280

Registered

2007-07-19

Start date

2007-08-31

Completion date

2008-09-30

Last updated

2008-09-05

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Conditions

Healthy

Keywords

Healthy infants

Brief summary

Infants will be fed infant formula and stool characteristics assessed.

Interventions

PROCEDUREfecal bacteria analysis

ad lib feeding

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Masking

QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

21 Days to 30 Days

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Healthy, term infants * 21-30 days of age

Exclusion criteria

* Infants with feeding difficulties * Use of antibiotics or steroids

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
fecal bacteria analysis	60 days

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Intake, tolerance, stool characteristics, anthropometrics	60 days

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026