NCT00631046

Essential Fatty Acids During Complementary Feeding

The Importance of Increasing Intake of Essential Fatty Acids During Complementary Feeding on Infant Growth and Body Composition, Intestinal Health, Immune Function and Risk Markers for Later Metabolic Complications.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 150 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Copenhagen · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 8 Months – 19 Months
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The objective of this intervention study is to examine the effect of n-3 LCPUFA on growth and body composition, intestinal health and microbiotic composition, immune function and risk markers for later diseases in 9-18 months old infants and toddlers.

Conditions

• Obesity
• Growth
• Metabolic Syndrome
• Cardiovascular Disease

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Fish Oil	Daily dosage of 5 ml of fish oils from 9 months +/- 2weeks to 18 months +/- 4 weeks of age
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Sunflower Oil	Daily dosage of 5 ml of sunflower oil from 9 months +/- 2weeks to 18 months +/- 4 weeks of age

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-02-01
• Primary completion: 2009-05-01
• Completion: 2009-05-01
• First posted: 2008-03-07
• Last updated: 2009-07-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Denmark