NCT01731392

Children Immune Functions(2)

A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study to Investigate the Effect of Milk-based Formulas on Infections and Immune Functions in Healthy Children

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 604 (actual)
• Sponsor: Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN) · Industry
• Sex: All
• Age: 1 Year – 3 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

To investigate the effect of milk-based formulas on infections and immune functions in healthy children.

Detailed description

Particular attention was paid to the role played by nutrition in supporting the gut ecosystem, balancing microbiota and promoting health status. In that respect, the beneficial effects of probiotics were demonstrated for different infectious diseases, GII and URI. The beneficial effect of probiotics for treatment of symptomatic diarrhea was clearly documented.

Conditions

• Diarrhea
• Upper Respiratory Infections

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Milk with Bifidobacteria	A total of 36g (4 spoons) of powder milk per serving are diluted in 220 ml of water. Two servings per day are consumed orally, corresponding to 72g per day.
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Milk with non replicating lactobacilli	A total of 36g (4 spoons) of powder milk per serving are diluted in 220 ml of water. Two servings per day are consumed orally, corresponding to 72g per day.
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	placebo	A total of 36g (4 spoons) of powder milk per serving are diluted in 220 ml of water. Two servings per day are consumed orally, corresponding to 72g per day.

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-11-01
• Primary completion: 2013-06-01
• Completion: 2013-06-01
• First posted: 2012-11-21
• Last updated: 2013-12-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Indonesia