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Status unknownNCT03178474Updated Sep 18, 2017

Efficacy of JINLINGGUAN and TOFER Formula in Formula-fed Chinese Term Infants

An interventional study of JINLINGGUAN Infant formula,PRO-KIDO™ I-PROTECH® and TOFER Infant formula,TOFER® in Infant Formula Intolerance and Well-being, sponsored by Sun Yat-sen University. Status unknown at 3 sites in China. Open to participants aged 5 Days to 14 Days, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-09-18.

Sponsored by Sun Yat-sen University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Sep 2017), so the status shown — last known as Recruiting — may be out of date.

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 1 year 6 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Dec 2015, registered Jun 2017).
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
180
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
5 Days to 14 Days
Sex
All
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Study summary

Objective:The present trial aimed to assess efficacy and safety of Jin Ling Guan and Tofer infant formula on body growth, intestinal tolerance, gut microbiota and fecal residual nutrients as compared to breast-milk in term Chinese infants.

Participants:189 healthy termed-infants with ages of 5-14 days at the enrollment.

Study Design: A multiple-center, quasi-randomized,open labeled, controlled trial. Random allocation between the two infant formula.

Arms, Groups, and Intervention: (1) Breast milk-fed group: fed with human breast milk; (2) JINLINGGUAN Formula Group:fed with JINLINGGUAN infant formula (PRO-KIDO™ I-PROTECH®, Phase I); (3) TOFER Formula Group: feeding TOFER infant formula (TOFER®, Phase I). Random allocation performed between the two formula groups.

Intervention Duration: 12 weeks.

Visits: 1 week(baseline), 7 and 13 weeks of age

Outcome measures: (1) General information, general health and wellbeing, regular body check;(2) Anthropometric parameters: body length, body weight, and head circumferences; (3) Stool characteristics (color , volume, stool consistency, and frequency;(4)Behavior and habits; (5) Gut microbiota; (6) Residual nutrients in feces (nitrogen,total fat, fatty acids, minerals); (7) adverse events and concomitant medications; (8) compliance. Slopes of changes from baseline to 6 and 12 weeks post intervention in anthropometric parameters, stool characteristic index, fecal residual nutrients, pattern score of gut microbiota, behavior and habit index were be calculated.

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Conditions studied

  • Infant Formula Intolerance
  • Well-being

Keywords

  • infant formula
  • Clinical trial
  • Chinese infant
  • body growth
  • gut microbiota
  • Stool characteristics
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In context

Lead sponsor

Sun Yat-sen University is the lead sponsor of 1,644 studies on the registry; 602 are open to participants now.

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

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
5 Days to 14 Days
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • The mother had unequivocally decided not to breast-feed (for formula fed infants) or to breastfeed (for human milk fed infants)
  • Term infant of Chinese origin born at 37-42 gestation weeks
  • Birth weight: 2500-4000g
  • The infant is apparently healthy at birth and entry to study
  • Apgar after 5 minutes >7
  • age at the enrollment: 5-14 days

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Mother health condition: (psychological or physical) or socioeconomic problems that may interfere with the mother's ability to take care of her infant
  • The infant suffers from a major congenital abnormality or chromosomal disorder with a clinical significance that can be detected at birth
  • The infant suffers/ed from a disease requiring mechanical ventilation or medication treatment at the first week after birth (not including photo treatment for infantile hepatitis)
  • The infant suffers from any suspected or known metabolic or physical limitations interfering with feeding or normal metabolism
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
180 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Breast-Fed Group

    The infants will be fed with human breast milk by their mother

    Other: Breast milk

  • Experimental
    TOFER Formula Group

    TOFER Infant formula,TOFER®: Infants will be fed by using TOFER® infant formula (Phase I baby formula) from baseline (about 5-14 days) to 13 weeks of age.

    Other: TOFER Infant formula,TOFER®

  • Experimental
    JINLINGGUAN Formula Group

    JINLINGGUAN Infant formula,PRO-KIDO™ I-PROTECH®: Infants will be fed by using JINLINGGUAN (PRO-KIDO™ I-PROTECH®) infant formula (Phase I baby formula) from baseline (about 5-14 days) to 13 weeks of age.

    Other: JINLINGGUAN Infant formula,PRO-KIDO™ I-PROTECH®

Interventions

  • OtherJINLINGGUAN Infant formula,PRO-KIDO™ I-PROTECH®

    JINLINGGUAN Infant formula,PRO-KIDO™ I-PROTECH®: a type of Phase I infant formula for 0-6 month infants, with a trademark of PRO-KIDO™ I-PROTECH®. The formula contains both OPO structured lipid and α+β patented protein (patent number: ZL200810241156.3).It was produced by Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co.Ltd.,China

  • OtherTOFER Infant formula,TOFER®

    TOFER Infant formula,TOFER®: a type of Phase I infant formula for 0-6 month infants, with a trademark of TOFER®. The formula was characterized by (1) Moderate digestible small-molecule protein; and (2) BID® complex probiotics. It was produced by Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co.Ltd.,China

  • OtherBreast milk

    Breast milk: Human breast milk, provided and fed by the corresponding infant's mother

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Average Change Rate of Stool Characteristic Index from Baseline to 6 and 12 weeks

    Slope of change at 0, 6 and 12 weeks in Stool Characteristic Index: calculated using stool color (using sample pictures), volume (small, normal or large using sample picture scale), stool consistency (runny, mushy, soft, formed or hard), and frequency

    Time frame: 0, 6, 12 weeks

  2. Average Change Rate of Fecal Residual Nitrogen from Baseline to 6 and 12 weeks

    Slope of change at 0, 6 and 12 weeks in Fecal Residual Nitrogen

    Time frame: 0, 6, 12 weeks

  3. Average Change Rate of Fecal Residual Fat from Baseline to 6 and 12 weeks

    Slope of change at 0, 6 and 12 weeks in fecal residual total fat

    Time frame: 0, 6, 12 weeks

  4. Average Change Rate of Fecal Residual Calcium from Baseline to 6 and 12 weeks

    Slope of change at 0, 6 and 12 weeks in fecal residual calcium

    Time frame: 0, 6, 12 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Average Change Rate of an Index of General health and wellbeing from Baseline to 6 and 12 weeks

    Slope of change at 0, 6 and 12 weeks in Index of General health and wellbeing, calculated from diseases (cold, diarrhea, bronchitis, pneumonia), doctor visits, gastro symptoms,etc.

    Time frame: 0, 6, 12 weeks

  2. Average Change Rate of Behavior and Habit Score from Baseline to 6 and 12 weeks

    Slope of change at 0, 6 and 12 weeks in Behavior and Habit Score assessed by infant behavior questionnaires

    Time frame: 0, 6, 12 weeks

  3. Average Change Rate of body length from Baseline to 6 and 12 weeks

    Slope of change at 0, 6 and 12 weeks in body length

    Time frame: 0, 6, 12 weeks

  4. Average Change Rate of Body Weight from Baseline to 6 and 12 weeks

    Slope of change at 0, 6 and 12 weeks in body weight

    Time frame: 0, 6, 12 weeks

  5. Average Change Rate of Head Circumference from Baseline to 6 and 12 weeks

    Slope of change at 0, 6 and 12 weeks in head circumference

    Time frame: 0, 6, 12 weeks

  6. Average Change Rate of Gut Microbiota Pattern Score from Baseline at 6 and 12 weeks

    Slope of change at 0, 6 and 12 weeks in gut microbiota pattern score from 16S RNA sequencing

    Time frame: 0, 6, 12 weeks

  7. Average Change Rate of Pattern Score of Fecal Residual Fatty acids from Baseline at 6 and 12 weeks

    Slope of change at 0, 6 and 12 weeks in the pattern score of fecal residual fatty acids

    Time frame: 0, 6, 12 weeks

Other outcomes

  1. Average Change Rate of Fecal Residual Iron from Baseline at 6 and 12 weeks

    Slope of change at 0, 6 and 12 weeks in fecal residual iron

    Time frame: 0, 6, 12 weeks

  2. Average Change Rate of Fecal Residual Zinc from Baseline at 6 and 12 weeks

    Slope of change at 0, 6 and 12 weeks in fecal residual zinc

    Time frame: 0, 6, 12 weeks

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Study locations

1 of 3 sites recruiting
  • Lankao Hospital
    Kaifeng, Henan, China
    Terminated
  • Shaoyang Center Hospital
    Shaoyang, Hunan, China
    • Ding Ding · Contact
    Recruiting
  • Nanxiong Hospital
    Shaoguan, China
    Terminated
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 18, 2017, 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
NCT03178474
Lead sponsor
Sun Yat-sen University
Responsible party
Yu-ming Chen (Professor, Sun Yat-sen University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Jun 7, 2017
Start date
Dec 1, 2015
Primary completion
Jun 30, 2017
Completion
Dec 30, 2017 (estimated)
Last update
Sep 18, 2017

Study contacts

Yuming Chen, Ph.D.
Contact
chenyum@mail.sysu.edu.cn
8613710230430
Qian Zhou
Contact
zhouq83@mail.sysu.edu.cn
862087330726
Yuming Chen, Ph.D.
principal investigator · Sun Yat-sen University

Oversight

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