Human Milk Oligosaccharides (HMOs) Post-market Study on Infants (NEHMO)

Growth Clinical Trial

— NeHMO DACH  

Official title:

Growth and Feeding Tolerance of Infants Consuming a Formula Supplemented With Human Milk Oligosaccharides (HMOs): An Uncontrolled, Open-label, Prospective Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05150288
• Other study ID #: 1806INF- DACH
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: July 8, 2019
• Est. completion date: July 24, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: November 2021
• Source: Nestlé
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) represent the third largest solid component of breast milk. Technology advancements made it possible to supplement infant formulas with HMOs (2'FL, LNnT). Two published RCTs have demonstrated that infant formulas supplemented with 2'FL or 2'FL+LNnT are safe, well-tolerated, support normal grow, and may support healthy GI function and confer immune benefits. The performance of HMOs-supplemented formulas assessed in a real-world setting is complementary to previously conducted RCTs conducted in highly controlled clinical settings. Main objectives will be to monitor the safety & tolerance of HMOs-supplemented formulas in larger and diverse infant populations; to assess the performance of HMOs-supplemented formulas in mixed-fed infants, a population that was not studied in previous RCTs but likely represents a relatively common feeding regimen. Finally, considering the potential health/immune benefits of HMOs, it is also important explore the incidences of illnesses (i.e., respiratory illnesses, GI illnesses, and fever) associated with consuming HMOs-supplemented formulas and compare with breastfed infants data.

Description:

Objectives:

The main objective of this study is to document the growth and feeding tolerance of healthy term infants consuming an infant formula supplemented with HMOs for 8 weeks (56 days), in a real-world setting.

Main endpoints:

1. Growth documented via monitoring the anthropometric parameters including weight, length, head circumference, BMI and their corresponding z-scores (i.e., z-scores for weight-for-age, length-for-age, weight-for-length, head circumference-for-age, and BMI-for-age) calculated using the 2006 WHO Growth Standards

2. Feeding tolerance assessed via monitoring parent-reported overall GI symptom burden measured by the Infant Gastrointestinal Symptom Questionnaire (IGSQ) index score (13-item summary score)

Additional objectives:

To describe the following outcomes in infants fed an infant formula supplemented with HMOs:

1. Formula acceptability

2. Despite there are no expected safety concerns, standard Adverse Events (AEs) monitoring will be implemented during the study

Additional endpoints:

1. Formula acceptability assessed by the Study Formula Satisfaction Questionnaire

2. Reported AEs and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) including type, incidence, severity, seriousness and relation to study formula consumption as well as concomitant medications and non-pharmacological treatments.

• Select morbidities of interest (i.e., respiratory illnesses, GI illnesses, and fever) will be collected as part of AE reporting and specific corresponding AE guidance forms will be used to standardize reporting of such AEs

Trial design:

Uncontrolled, single arm, open-label, prospective study in infants (enrolled at postnatal age 7 days to 2 months) fed the study formula for 8 weeks (56 days)

A group of exclusively breastfed infants (BF) will serve as a reference group in parallel to the study arm. For the BF group, Infants must have been exclusively consuming breast milk since birth, and their parent(s) must have made the decision to continue exclusively breastfeeding until at least 4 month of age

Trial population:

Healthy, male and female, term infants, 7 days postnatal age to 2 months of age at the enrollment

Treatment duration:

Total study participation/intervention up to approximately 8 weeks

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 106
• Est. completion date: July 24, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: July 24, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A to 2 Months

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Evidence of personally signed and dated informed consent document indicating that the infant's parent(s) have been informed of all pertinent aspects of the study

• Parent(s) are willing and able to fulfill the requirements of the study protocol

• Healthy full term (37-42 weeks gestation) infant

• Be between post-natal age (Date of Birth = Day 0) 7 days to 2 months

• Parent(s) must have independently elected, before enrollment, to formula feed

Exclusion Criteria:

• Any known intolerance/allergy to cow's milk (formula-fed group only)

• systemic disorders (cardiac, respiratory, endocrinological, hematologic, gastointestinal, or other)

• conditions requireing infant feedings other than those specified in the protocol

• Infants must have been exclusively consuming breast milk since birth, and their parent(s) must have made the decision to continue exclusively breastfeeding until at least 4 month of age

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Adverse Event
• Disorder of Intestine
• Growth
• Intestinal Diseases
• Tolerance

Intervention

Other:
• HMO-supplemented infant formula
Starter Infant Formula supplemented with 1.5g/L of Human Milk Oligosaccharides

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Austria	Facharzt für Kinder- und Jugendheilkunde	Oberwart
Germany	Kinder- und Jugensarztpraxis	Berlin
Germany	Evangelisches Waldkrankenhaus Spandau	Berlin-Spandau
Germany	Facharzt für Säuglings-, Kinder- und Jugendmedizin	Bremen
Germany	Facharztpraxis für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin	Burglengenfeld
Germany	Praxis Dr. Klee	Bürstadt
Germany	Kinderarztpraxis	Düsseldorf
Germany	Praxis Al-Radhi	Ehingen
Germany	Gemeinschaftspraxis Kinder- und Jugendarztpraxis	Geldern
Germany	Kinder und Jugendarztpraxis	Leinfelden-Echterdingen
Germany	Kinderarztpraxis Köllges	Mönchengladbach
Germany	Kinder- und Jugendärztliche Gemeinschaftspraxis	Oberhausen
Germany	Zentrum für Kinder- und Jugendgesundheit	Regensburg
Germany	Kinder- und Jugendarztpraxis	Schwabach
Germany	Kinder- und Jugendarzt	Viersen
Switzerland	Nestlé Research, Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.	Lausanne
Switzerland	Global Medical Affairs, Société des Produits Nestlé	Vevey

Sponsors (18)

Lead Sponsor

Collaborator

Nestlé

Facharzt für Kinder- und Jugendheilkunde Dr. Faustmann, Oberwart, Facharzt für Säuglings-, Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Bremen, Facharztpraxis für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin Dr. Aulinger, Burglengenfeld, Gemeinschaftspraxis Kinder- und Jugendpraxis Dr. Stepan Dreher und Tina Hübler, Geldern, Global Medical Affairs, Société des Produits Nestlé S.A., Vevey, Switzerland, Kinder und Jugendarztpraxis Dr. Maier, Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Kinder- und Jugendarzt Dr. Umpfenbach und Dr. Lorenz, Viersen, Kinder- und Jugendärztliche Gemeinschaftspraxis Bedikian & Bouikidis, Oberhausen, Kinder- und Jugendarztpraxis Dr. Kröckel, Dr. Ciesla, Berlin, Kinder- und Jugendarztpraxis Schwabach, Kinderarztpraxis Dr. Zakarian, Düsseldorf, Kinderarztpraxis Köllges, Mossakowski und Meyer-Krott, Mönchengladbach, Nestlé Research, Société des Produits Nestlé S.A., Lausanne, Switzerland, Praxis Al-Radhi, Ehingen, Praxis Dr. Klee, Bürstadt, Waldkrankenhaus Protestant Hospital, Spandau, Zentrum für Kinder- und Jugendgesundheit Regensburg

Countries where clinical trial is conducted

Austria,  Germany,  Switzerland, 

References & Publications (1)

Storm HM, Shepard J, Czerkies LM, Kineman B, Cohen SS, Reichert H, Carvalho R. 2'-Fucosyllactose Is Well Tolerated in a 100% Whey, Partially Hydrolyzed Infant Formula With Bifidobacterium lactis: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Glob Pediatr Health. 2019 Mar 15;6:2333794X19833995. doi: 10.1177/2333794X19833995. eCollection 2019. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	World Health Organization (WHO) based weight-for-age z-scores	Weight-for-age z-scores using WHO growth standards	8 weeks (study end)
Primary	World Health Organization (WHO) based length-for-age z-scores	Length-for-age z-scores using WHO growth standards	8 weeks (study end)
Primary	World Health Organization (WHO) head-circumference-for-age z-scores	head-circumference-for-age z-scores using WHO growth standards	8 weeks (study end)
Primary	World Health Organization (WHO) based body-mass-index (BMI)-for-age z-scores	Weight and height will be combined to calculate BMI in kg/m^2, then BMI-for-age z-scores will be derived using WHO growth standards	8 weeks (study end)
Primary	Feeding tolerance	The Infant Gastrointestinal Symptom Questionnaire (IGSQ) index score will be used to assess GI distress. This is a validated 13-item questionnaire where each item is scored on a scale of 1 to 5 with higher values indicating greater GI distress. A composite IGSQ score is derived from summing the individual scores with a possible range of 13 to 65 where higher values indicate greater GI distress and values =23 indicate no digestive distress	4 weeks (study midpoint)
Primary	Feeding tolerance	The Infant Gastrointestinal Symptom Questionnaire (IGSQ) index score will be used to assess GI distress. This is a validated 13-item questionnaire where each item is scored on a scale of 1 to 5 with higher values indicating greater GI distress. A composite IGSQ score is derived from summing the individual scores with a possible range of 13 to 65 where higher values indicate greater GI distress and values =23 indicate no digestive distress	8 weeks (study end)
Secondary	Formula acceptability	Study Formula Satisfaction Questionnaire	4 weeks (study midpoint), 8 weeks (study end)
Secondary	Standard adverse events (AEs) reporting for safety assessment	Reported adverse events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) include type, incidence, severity, seriousness and relation to feeding	From the time the informed consent form has been signed at enrollment infant age less than 7 days to 2 months through the 8 weeks of intervention
Secondary	Weight	Weight measurements in grams	8 weeks (study end)
Secondary	Length	Length measurements in centimeters	8 weeks (study end)
Secondary	Head circumference	Head circumference measurements in centimeters	8 weeks (study end)
Secondary	Body-mass-index (BMI)	Weight and height will be combined to report BMI in kg/m^2	8 weeks (study end)