New infant formulas for healthy term infants: A randomized, controlled, double-blind, multicenter, non-inferiority design safety study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Two infant formulas with unique combinations of 1,3-dioleoyl-2-palmitoyl-sn-glycerol sn2 palmitate, galactooligosaccharide, polydextrose, fructooligosaccharide, β-carotene, lutein, α-lactalbumin, osteopontin, and lactoferrin were evaluated for non-inferiority compared to a commercially available formula.

Methods

In a randomized, controlled, parallel-arm, double-blind, multicenter, non-inferiority study, eligible infants were enrolled to receive an experimental (BBN-001 [Part 1; N = 129], BBN-102 [Part 2; N = 117]) formula or commercial formula (Brand; N = 143) for 120 days (Clinical Trials.gov NCT03331276). Infants were considered eligible if they were healthy, term (≥ 37 and ≤ 42 weeks of gestation), singleton newborns, with a birth weight of at least 2,500 g, an

SUBMITTER: Fleming SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12711075 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature