NCT04599946

Goat Infant Formula Feeding and Eczema (the GIraFFE Study)

Effects of Infant Feeding with Goat Milk Formula or Cow Milk Formula on Atopic Dermatitis

• Status: Active Not Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 2,132 (actual)
• Sponsor: Dairy Goat Co-operative (N.Z.) Limited · Industry
• Sex: All
• Age: 0 Days – 90 Days
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

To determine the relative risk of developing atopic dermatitis in infants fed a study formula based on whole goat milk compared to infants a study formula based on cow milk protein.

Detailed description

The study is a randomized, double-blind, parallel-group trial to study the effect of feeding infants goat milk or cow milk formula in the first year of life on the risk of allergy and other health outcomes, including growth, tolerance and quality of life in the first 5 years of life.

Conditions

• Dermatitis, Atopic
• Eczema, Infantile
• Infant Development
• Child Development

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Infant formula and follow-on formula made from whole goat milk	Infant formula and follow-on formula made from whole goat milk
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Infant formula and follow-on formula made from cow's milk ingredients	Infant formula and follow-on formula made from cow's milk ingredients

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-01-08
• Primary completion: 2024-08-28
• Completion: 2028-09-01
• First posted: 2020-10-23
• Last updated: 2024-10-08

Locations

12 sites across 3 countries: Germany, Poland, Spain