Toddler Biomarker of Nutrition Study

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age24-26
SponsorBaylor College of Medicine

About this trial

This is a study of how accurate different methods to assess young children's dietary intake are, so that researchers and health professionals can better understand how children's nutrition relates to their health. The study will compare food surveys, measurements of nutrients in the blood, and optical measurements of nutrients in the skin.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Healthy

24 months of age

categorized by their guardian caregiver as either non-Hispanic white, Asian, Hispanic white, or non-Hispanic Black

participating guardian speaks, reads, and understands English.

Disqualifiers

metabolic, endocrine, or digestive condition, food intolerance, or food allergy

bleeding or clotting disorder

taking a medication or complementary alternative medicine that would interfere with fat absorption

taking a dietary supplement that provided more than 1 mg carotenoids per day

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Applesauce Pouch
  • Fruit-vegetable puree blend

Treatment groups

150 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups

Locations

This trial has no locations

Sponsors and collaborators

Baylor College of Medicine

Lead sponsor

University of Houston

Collaborator

East Carolina University

Collaborator

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Collaborator