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Toddler Biomarker of Nutrition Study

NCT05855824 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 150

Last updated 2026-03-27

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This is a study of how accurate different methods to assess young children's dietary intake are, so that researchers and health professionals can better understand how children's nutrition relates to their health. The study will compare food surveys, measurements of nutrients in the blood, and optical measurements of nutrients in the skin.

Conditions

  • Pediatric Nutrition
  • Nutrition, Healthy

Interventions

OTHER

Applesauce Pouch

One 90 g pouch of applesauce provides 0 mg carotenoids/d and 40 kcal, 10 mg vitamin C, and 1 g dietary fiber.

OTHER

Fruit-vegetable puree blend

One 120 g pouch of fruit-vegetable puree blend provides 5 mg mixed carotenoids, 70 kcal, 4 mg vitamin C, and 2 g dietary fiber.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Houston

    collaborator OTHER

  • East Carolina University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

    collaborator NIH

  • Baylor College of Medicine

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Nancy E. Moran, PhD · Baylor College of Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
24 Months
Max Age
26 Months
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-06-01
Primary Completion
2027-02-28
Completion
2028-04-30

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