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Trial reportFrontiers in nutrition2026

Effect of a high-dose bioactive components formula on reducing common diseases in term neonates delivered by cesarean section: a randomized, open-label, controlled trial.

Ke Chen, Xi Zhang, Haixia Chen, Nianyang He, Yuqi Tang, Zhen Yang, Ziji Fang, Changqi Liu

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Trial report in Frontiers in nutrition, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Ke Chen *Department of Clinical Nutrition, Chengdu Women's & Children's Central Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.
Xi Zhang *Chengdu Women's & Children's Central Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.
Haixia ChenBaoxing Central for Disease Prevention and Control, Sichuan, China.
Nianyang HeDepartment of Child Health Care, Xindu Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Sichuan, China.
Yuqi TangBaoxing Central for Disease Prevention and Control, Sichuan, China.
Zhen YangBaoxing Central for Disease Prevention and Control, Sichuan, China.
Ziji FangChengdu Women's & Children's Central Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.
Changqi LiuSchool of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, United States.

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Abstract

Objective: To investigate the effects of a high-dose probiotic-lactoferrin (LF)-milk fat globule membrane (MFGM)-nucleotide combined formula on reducing the incidence risk of common diseases and related symptoms and improving growth and hemoglobin level in neonates born via cesarean section. Methods: This trial was a prospective, multicenter, open-label, randomized, controlled 3-month intervention study. A total of 150 eligible neonates were enrolled. All participants completed the full intervention and provided clinical data. All enrolled formula-feeding neonates were randomly assigned to either the intervention group (IG, Result: The incidence of URTIs over the 3-month intervention showed no significant difference among the three groups [the incidences of URTIs in CG, IG, and BCG: 22% (11/50), 18% (9/50), and 14% (7/50), respectively, χ Conclusion: This study found no adverse effects associated with 3-month supplementation of a high-dose probiotic-LF-MFGM-nucleotide combined formula, supporting its safety for term neonates delivered by cesarean section. The primary outcome, URTI incidence, did not differ significantly among groups. Exploratory analyses suggested lower risks of functional dyspepsia and eczema in the intervention group; however, these findings should be considered preliminary and require confirmation in larger adequately powered studies. The intervention was well tolerated and showed safety comparable to standard feeding practices.

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cesarean sectionlactoferrinmilk fat globule membranenucleotideprobiotic

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