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Protein Requirement During Lactation

NCT03218956 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 13

Last updated 2024-07-19

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Summary

It is well established that a breast-feeding women need more protein in their diet compared to non-lactating women, but how much additional protein is needed remains unclear. There is reason to believe that the current Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) recommendations for breast-feeding women are too low. To gain better understanding, we plan to study healthy breast-feeding women 20 - 45 yrs, between 3 - 5 months lactation and 6 - 8 months lactation. We will use the indicator amino acid oxidation technique (IAAO), which is a modern, quick and safe research method.

Conditions

  • Pregnancy

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Dietary supplement: Protein intake

Oral consumption of houly experimental meals. Includes 4 meals containing a mixture of free amino acids, carbohydrates from a flavored liquid, fat from corn oil and protein free cookies. The last 4 meals will in addition contain labelled labelled 13C phenylalanine.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • University of British Columbia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Rajavel Elango, PhD · University of British Columbia

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
45 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-09-30
Primary Completion
2020-03-16
Completion
2020-03-17

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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