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Trial reportNutrients2017

Growth of Infants Fed Formula with Evolving  Nutrition Composition: A Single-Arm Non-Inferiority Study.

Johannes Spalinger, Andreas Nydegger, Dominique Belli, Raoul I Furlano, Jian Yan, Jerome Tanguy, Sophie Pecquet, Frédéric Destaillats, Delphine Egli, Philippe Steenhout

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Trial report in Nutrients, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Johannes SpalingerDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Children's Hospital, CH-6000 Lucerne, Switzerland. johannes.spalinger@luks.ch.
Andreas NydeggerDepartment of Pediatric Gastroenterology, University Children's Hospital, CH-1011 Lausanne, Switzerland. Andreas.Nydegger@chuv.ch.
Dominique BelliDepartment of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Geneva, CH-1205 Geneva, Switzerland. Dominique.Belli@hcuge.ch.
Raoul I FurlanoDepartment of Pediatrics, University Children's Hospital Basel (UKBB), CH-4031 Basel, Switzerland. raoul.furlano@ukbb.ch.
Jian YanNestlé Nutrition Research, King of Prussia, PA 19406, USA. jian.yan@rd.nestle.com.
Jerome TanguyNestlé Research Center, CH-1000 Lausanne, Switzerland. jerome.tanguy@rdls.nestle.com.
Sophie PecquetNestlé Nutrition Research, CH-1800 Vevey, Switzerland. sophie.pecquet@nestle.com.
Frédéric DestaillatsNestlé Product Technology Center, CH-1800 Vevey, Switzerland. frederic.destaillats@nestle.com.
Delphine EgliNestlé Nutrition Medical, Scientific and Regulatory affairs Unit, CH-1800 Vevey, Switzerland. delphine.egli@nestle.com.
Philippe SteenhoutNestlé Health Science, CH-1800 Vevey, Switzerland.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The nutritional composition of human milk evolves over the course of lactation, to match the changing needs of infants. This single-arm, non-inferiority study evaluated growth against the WHO standards in the first year of life, in infants consecutively fed four age-based formulas with compositions tailored to infants' nutritional needs during the 1st, 2nd, 3rd-6th, and 7th-12th months of age. Healthy full-term formula-fed infants (n = 32) were enrolled at ≤14 days of age and exclusively fed study formulas from enrollment, to the age of four months. Powdered study formulas were provided in single-serving capsules that were reconstituted using a dedicated automated preparation system, to ensure precise, hygienic preparation. The primary outcome was the weight-for-age z-score (WAZ) at the age of four months (vs. non-inferiority margin of -0.5 SD). Mean (95% CI) z-scores for the WAZ (0.12 (-0.15, 0.39)), as well as for the length-for-age (0.05 (-0.19, 0.30)), weight-for-length (0.16 (-0.16, 0.48)), BMI-for-age (0.11 (-0.20, 0.43)), and head circumferencefor-age (0.41 (0.16, 0.65)) at the age of four months, were non-inferior. Throughout the study, anthropometric z-scores tracked closely against the WHO standards (within ±1 SD). In sum, a fourstage, age-based infant formula system with nutritional compositions tailored to infants' evolving needs, supports healthy growth consistent with WHO standards, for the first year of life.

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Child DevelopmentUrban HealthBody HeightBody Mass IndexCohort StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGrowth ChartsHeadHumansInfant FormulaInfant, NewbornLost to Follow-UpMaleNutritive ValueOverweightevolving nutritional compositionhuman milkinfant formulapersonalized nutritionproteinstaged‐formula  delivery systemWHO growth standard

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PMCPMC5372882

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