Developing Advanced MRI Methods for Detecting the Impact of Nutrients on Infant Brain Development
Last updated on April 2022Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Completed
Inclusion Criteria
- full-term babies whose mothers have no known medical conditions or complications during pregnancy.
- full-term babies whose mothers have no known medical conditions or complications during pregnancy.
Exclusion Criteria
- preterm babies
- babies whose mothers have significant medical conditions and/or significant complications during pregnancy.
- preterm babies
- babies whose mothers have significant medical conditions and/or significant complications during pregnancy.
Summary
- Conditions
- Infant Development
- Type
- Observational
- Design
- Observational Model: Cohort
- Time Perspective: Prospective
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Younger than 4 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Description
The purpose is to study the effect of infant nutrition on brain development, as measured using Magnetic Resonance (MR) techniques. The investigators will collect detailed information about the diet of each of the infants, and seek to correlate this information with multiple MR measurements, includin...
The purpose is to study the effect of infant nutrition on brain development, as measured using Magnetic Resonance (MR) techniques. The investigators will collect detailed information about the diet of each of the infants, and seek to correlate this information with multiple MR measurements, including structural imaging, diffusion imaging, and functional connectivity. The MR scans will be performed at birth and 3 months of age. Dietary information collected will include detailed food diaries describing the feeding habits of the infants, and food frequency questionnaires to characterize the diet of the mother.
Inclusion Criteria
- full-term babies whose mothers have no known medical conditions or complications during pregnancy.
- full-term babies whose mothers have no known medical conditions or complications during pregnancy.
Exclusion Criteria
- preterm babies
- babies whose mothers have significant medical conditions and/or significant complications during pregnancy.
- preterm babies
- babies whose mothers have significant medical conditions and/or significant complications during pregnancy.
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT02058225
- Collaborators
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Investigators
- Principal Investigator: P Ellen Grant, MD Boston Children's Hospital
- P Ellen Grant, MD Boston Children's Hospital
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