Indications:
Infant Nutrition
Study Description:
Have you ever wondered...
-Is Breast(feeding) really best?
-Are chubby babies destined to be overweight adults?
-If soy foods are healthy for me, is soy formula good for babies?
We have! These are just a few of the many questions being answered by the scientists at the Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center (ACNC) through the Beginnings study. The ACNC is one of only six Human Nutrition Research Centers funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The ACNC is located on the campus of the Arkansas Children's Hospital and the scientists are faculty at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
Beginnings is a long-term research study of infants/children from birth through school age. Moms can enroll their healthy babies between 4-8 weeks old, once they have decided on the right feeding type for their baby - breast milk, milk-based formula, or soy-based formula. We are still enrolling infants in all feeding groups, but we are the most interested in finding infants fed soy-based formula. Moms and babies come to the ACNC for up to eight study visits during the first year of life, at 1-, 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-, 6-, 9-, and 12 months of age, then annually of the rest of the study. At each visit, we measure the growth, brain function, development and diet of the infant/child. At some visits, we also assess body composition (percent body fat), general development and behavior, and the size of some organs with an ultrasound.
The Beginnings study has been approved by the UAMS Institutional Review Board (IRB), which is an independent committee of scientists, doctors, and community leaders not involved in this research project. The IRB is an ethics board that reviews all research projects to make sure they are safe. Although we cannot pay people to be a part of a research study, we offer benefits such as formula, diapers, travel stipend, gift cards, or other incentives.
For more information about the Beginnings study, please call our Recruiter, Andrea Stokes, at (501) 364-3309 or toll-free at (866)423-1311 (toll free) or ACNCStudies@uams.edu. You can also visit us on-line at:www.uams.edu/acnc
Eligibility Requirements:
Moms can enroll their healthy babies between 4-8 weeks old, once they have decided on the right feeding type for their baby: breast milk, milk-based formula, or soy-based formula.
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