healthy subjects digestion and absorption
Conditions
Interventions
7 week feed with the new IMF or the control IMF
Sponsors
Danone Vitapole
Eligibility
Age
2 Years to 11 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Healthy and full-term infants (gestational age * 37 and * 42 weeks) Birth weight within the normal range for gestational age and sex (10th to 90th percentiles according to applicable growth charts) Age * 7 weeks at screening Body weight appropriate for the individual age and sex at screening (10th to 90th percentiles according to applicable growth charts) Infants who are fully formula fed or have started the transition from breast- to formula-feeding (indicated by the feeding of at least one bottle of infant formula in the past) and are planning to stop breastfeeding voluntarily by infant*s age of 7 weeks Written informed consent of both parent(s)/legal guardian(s)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Infants not on full formula feeding at the age of 7 weeks (to be answered latest at the age of 8 weeks (visit 2)) Infants with known congenital diseases or malfunctions e.g. gastrointestinal malformations, haemophilia Current or previous illnesses which could interfere with the study (e.g. prolonged severe diarrhoea, regurgitation) *Infants with abnormal growth (too slow ( +1SD) weight gain) within the 10th to 90th percentiles of applicable weight-for-age charts for either boys or girls Infants at high risk to develop an atopic disease (at least one parent or sibling with manifest atopic symptoms of hay fever, asthma or atopic dermatitis) Infants needing a special diet other than standard cow*s milk-based infant milk formula *Infants whose mothers are known to suffer from hepatitis B, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), high blood-pressure, hyperlipidaemia or diabetes Infants whose mother was overweight (BMI * 27) prior to pregnancy Infants with any historical or current participation in any other study involving investigational or marketed products Investigator's uncertainty about the willingness or ability of the parents to comply with the protocol requirements and instructions
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Absorption and digestion of feed components. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed