The Effects of Study Products Containing Varying Quantities of Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)

Mead Johnson Nutrition

Status: Completed

Conditions: Levels of DHA in the Blood

Treatments: Other: Nutritional beverage

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Industry

Identifiers

NCT01174134

3375-1

Details and patient eligibility

About

The clinical trial will provide a milk-based drink with constant amounts of nutrients but differing amount of Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA).

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 36 months old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Participant is 18 to 36 months of age
• Participant's current weight and height within the 10th to 90th percentiles
• Parent/caregiver reports that participant consumes milk or a milk-based beverage on a daily basis
• Participant lives at home with parent(s) or other family member(s)
• Signed informed consent and authorization obtained to use and or disclose Protected Health Information (PHI)

Exclusion criteria

• Participant who is receiving any breast milk at time of randomization
• Participant with an active infection.
• Participant with a history of underlying disease, chronic disease, or congenital malformation which in the opinion of the Investigator is likely to interfere with the evaluation of the participant.
• Known or suspected intolerance to cow's milk protein
• Participant diagnosed with diabetes
• Participant is from a multiple birth and the sibling(s) are still living
• Participant with a sibling that has participated in this study.

Trial design

0 participants in 3 patient groups, including a placebo group

Milk-based beverage w/out DHA

Placebo Comparator group

Treatment:

Other: Nutritional beverage

Milk-based beverage with DHA

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Nutritional beverage

Milk-based beverage containing DHA at a higher level

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Nutritional beverage