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Investigating the Effects of Nutrition on the Maturation of Brain Networks Associated With Memory in Infants

NCT02457078 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2017-05-04

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This project will investigate whether adding nutritional supplements to the diet will have beneficial effects on the development of infant brain networks (assessed at 4 and 9 months of age). The nutritional supplement will contain lutein (typically found in leafy vegetables),docosahexaenoic acid (DHA; a fatty acid typically found in cold-water fish such as salmon or tuna), and of vitamin E.

Conditions

  • Healthy

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Postnatal Dietary Supplement

Dietary Supplement: docosahexaenoic acid, lutein, and α-tocopherol (vitamin E). 1 capsule per day will be consumed beginning immediately after birth and continuing for 9 months.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Control Supplement

Placebo Supplement:soybean oil and α-tocopherol (vitamin E)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Gabriele Gratton, Ph.D., M.D. · University of Illinois at Chicago

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-02-28
Primary Completion
2018-12-31
Completion
2018-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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