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Study NCT ID: NCT02332967
Status: COMPLETED
Last Update Posted: 2015-01-13
First Post: 2014-10-30
Is NOT Gene Therapy: True
Has Adverse Events: False

Brief Title: Safety and Efficacy of Addition of Structured Lipids in Starter Formulas
Sponsor: Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)
Organization:

Study Overview

Official Title: Safety and Efficacy of Addition of Structured Lipids in Starter Formulas
Status: COMPLETED
Status Verified Date: 2014-11
Last Known Status: None
Delayed Posting: No
If Stopped, Why?: Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access: False
If Expanded Access, NCT#: N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status: N/A
Acronym: None
Brief Summary: The primary objective of this trial is to demonstrate that infants receiving an infant formula in which 40 or 50% of the palmitic acid is in the sn-2 position have, during the first 4 months of life, stools that are softer than those of infants receiving a control formula.
Detailed Description: Human milk is considered as the golden standard for infant formula. In human milk and infant formula lipids provide about 55% of energy for the infant and represent as such a major nutrient for the baby. The vast majority of the lipids in human milk is composed of triacylglycerols (98% of total lipids) and the remainder percent are phospholipids. Triglycerides are composed of the glycerol backbone to which three fatty acids are bound. In human milk, palmitate (16:0) is the major long chain saturated fatty acid representing 22% to 26% of total fatty acids, esterified to approximately 70% in sn-2 position on the glycerol backbone. Unsaturated fatty acids such as oleic acid (18:1) and linoleic acid (18:2n-6) are preferentially esterified at the 1 and 3 position. In infant formulas the major source of palmitic acid is palm oil or palm olein where palmitate is, however, preferentially in the external 1,3 positions, and mono- and polyunsaturated fatty acids are usually esterified at the 2-position of the triacylgycerol.

The aim of this study is to assess the safety and efficacy of infant formula containing 40% and 50%, respectively, of palmitic acid in sn-2 position.

Study Oversight

Has Oversight DMC: True
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?: None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?: None
Is an Unapproved Device?: None
Is a PPSD?: None
Is a US Export?: None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?: