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CompletedNCT03108014Updated Sep 18, 2026

Beginnings Study Follow up

An observational study in Healthy, sponsored by Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 13 Years to 15 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-18.

Sponsored by Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
191
Ages
13 Years to 15 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study will help us learn more about how early infant diet may influence child's growth and development at age 14.

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This study is to follow the infants that were enrolled in Beginnings study which purpose was to characterize physical growth, body composition, dietary intake, neurobehavioral development, and brain function of infants and children fed mostly breast milk, milk based formula, or soy based formula during their first year of life up to age 6. This study will call back those children when they turn 14 to compare growth, sexual maturation, and development between the three diets.

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Conditions studied

  • Healthy
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In context

Lead sponsor

Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute is the lead sponsor of 118 studies on the registry; 27 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
13 Years to 15 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Former Beginnings participants between ages 13 and 15 years

Inclusion criteria

  • Beginnings study former participants

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Dropped participants for medical diagnosis or medical conditions
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
191 participants (actual)
Patient registry
No

Groups and cohorts

  • Breast milk fed

    Fed primarily breast fed as an infant

  • Cow's Milk based infant formula fed

    Fed primarily cow's milk based infant formula for the first year of life

  • Soy-protein based formula fed

    Fed primarily soy-protein based infant formula during the first year of life

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Growth and development

    Will be determined with body composition equipment

    Time frame: 14 years

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Study locations

1 site
  • Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center
    Little Rock, Arkansas 72202, United States
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References and documents

Publications

  • Leandro da Cruz L, Fiecke C, Reed B, Martinez A, Keck A, Fuenmayor A, Sobik S, Rowell AC, Moore MB, Bimali M, Williams DK, Andres A. Soy Protein-Based Infant Formula Feeding Association with Adolescent Growth, Body Composition, Cardiometabolic Health, and Pubertal Development in Comparison with Cow's Milk-Based Infant Formula and Human Milk Feeding. J Nutr. 2026 Mar;156(3):101376. doi: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2026.101376. Epub 2026 Jan 22. PubMed 41580087 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 18, 2026, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03108014
Lead sponsor
Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Apr 11, 2017
Start date
Sep 17, 2017
Primary completion
Jul 17, 2024
Completion
Jul 17, 2024
Last update
Sep 18, 2026

Study contacts

Aline Andres, PhD, RD
principal investigator · Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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