Effect of early fatty acid status on neurodevelopmental outcome at 9 years

ISRCTN ISRCTN52788665
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN52788665
Secondary identifying numbers NTR364
Submission date
19/12/2005
Registration date
19/12/2005
Last edited
18/02/2021
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Prof M Hadders-Algra
Scientific

University Medical Center Groningen
Beatrix Children's Hospital
P.O. Box 30001
Groningen
9700 RB
Netherlands

Phone noemail@example.com
Email m.hadders-algra@med.umcg.nl

Study information

Study designRandomised open label active controlled parallel group trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Other
Study typePrevention
Scientific titleEffect of early fatty acid status on neurodevelopmental outcome at 9 years
Study acronymLCP project
Study objectives1. Postnatal supplementation of infant formula with long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFA) improves neurodevelopmental outcome at 9 years in healthy full-term infants
2. Neonatal fatty acid status affects neurodevelopmental outcome at 9 years in healthy full-term infants
Ethics approval(s)Received from local medical ethics committee
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedDevelopmental disorder
InterventionThree groups:
1. Control formula (CF) group (n = 162),
2. LCPUFA-supplemented formula (LF) group (n = 139)
3. Breast-fed (BF) group (n = 156).

LCPUFA-supplemented formula (LF) group: standard infant formula enriched with 0.45% arachidonic acid (AA) and 0.30% docosahexaenoic acid (DHA).
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measureNeuromotor condition at 9 years
Secondary outcome measuresCognitive function at 9 years:
1. Attention and executive functions
2. Language
3. Memory and learning
4. Behavioural problems
Overall study start date01/04/2005
Completion date31/03/2010

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupChild
SexBoth
Target number of participants457
Total final enrolment229
Key inclusion criteriaHealthy term infants
Key exclusion criteria1. A congenital disorder interfering with adequate functioning in daily life
2. Children from multiple births
3. Children whose mother did not master the Dutch language or suffered from significant illness or disability
4. Adopted and fostered children
5. Formula-fed infants who had received human milk for more than 5 days
Date of first enrolment01/04/2005
Date of final enrolment31/03/2010

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • Netherlands

Study participating centre

University Medical Center Groningen
Groningen
9700 RB
Netherlands

Sponsor information

University Medical Centre Groningen (UMCG) (Netherlands)
Hospital/treatment centre

Beatrix Children's Hospital
P.O. Box 30001
Groningen
9700 RB
Netherlands

Website http://www.umcg.nl/azg/nl/english/azg/
ROR logo "ROR" https://ror.org/03cv38k47

Funders

Funder type

Industry

Numico Research B.V. (Netherlands)

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Results article results 01/09/2016 18/02/2021 Yes No

Editorial Notes

18/02/2021: The following changes were made to the trial record:
1. Publication reference added.
2. The total final enrolment was added.