CompletedNot Applicable

Blueberry Intake and Infant Gut Health

United States75 participantsStarted 2021-09-01

Plain-language summary

The objective of this project is to investigate the effects of blueberries on gut microbiota, inflammation and innate immunity in breastfed infants during early complementary feeding (\~5 to 12 months of age).

Who can participate

Age range4 Months – 5 Months

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Generally healthy * Full term (gestational age ≥ 37 weeks) * No prior exposure of solid foods * Exclusively breastfed (\< 2 weeks of cumulative formula exposure) * Willing to consume blueberry/placebo powder Exclusion Criteria: * Having health conditions that would affect normal growth * Pre-term * Consumed formula for more than two weeks * Not willing to consume the blueberry/placebo powders

What they're measuring

Gut Microbiome Composition Analyzed using 16S rRNA Amplicon Sequencing

Timeframe: Over 7 months

Infant Growth (Length)

Timeframe: Over 7 months

Infant Growth (Weight)

Timeframe: Over 7 months

Dietary Intake

Timeframe: Over 7 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05006989

SponsorUniversity of Colorado, Denver

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2024-10-30

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