NCT07096011Recruiting
Studying Phenotypic Risks for Obesity and Underlying Traits in Young Infants
Studying Phenotypic Risks for Obesity and Underlying Traits in Young Infants: A Pilot Study
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 22 Aug 2025 · Not updated for over 12 months - ask the site whether it is still open
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The purpose of this research study is to understand how infants metabolize different meals and to develop clinical tools which identify infants as having two different phenotypes. The phenotypes are the 1) metabolic "thriftiness" and 2) the metabolic flexibility.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 40 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 24 Jul 2025
- Start date
- 28 Jul 2025
- Primary completion date
- Apr 2027
- Lead sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
- Diseases
- Obesity
- NCT number
- NCT07096011
What you commit to
- Study type: Observational
- Planned participants: 40
- From 28 Jul 2025 to the primary completion date, Apr 2027
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other illness
- Born with health conditions that would render procedures unsafe
Other
- Unable to complete the screening visit and two clinic visits within 14 days
- Born earlier than 35 days and 0 weeks gestation
- Eating supplemental foods
- Physician diagnosed feeding difficulties that may require a special type of nipple for bottle feeding
Who the study is looking for
- Aged 2 weeks to less than 17 weeks at screening
- Being fed human milk as a primary source of food
- Be willing to consume one meal of infant formula
- Be willing to complete a DXA measurement
Age in the registry: 2 weeks to 16 weeks · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennington Biomedical Research Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Baton Rouge | United States | Recruiting |
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