Low-protein Infant Formula With Partial or Extensive Proteinhydrolysate 4 Year Follow-up (HippHA)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01143233 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: June 14, 2010
Last Update Posted
: November 30, 2017
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The study is conducted to examine the suitability of partially respectively extensively hydrolyzed low protein infant formulae with and without pro- and prebiotics for healthy, term infants.
Primary hypothesis to be tested is: an infant formula based on a Protein hydrolysate with modified protein content is non inferior compared to a standard infant formula based on a Protein hyrolysate in respect to proper growth of healthy, term infants within the first four month of life.
4-year follow-up (without further Intervention) will focus on body composition and allergic predisposition.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Disturbance of Growth | Other: control formula Other: intervention formula 1 Other: intervention formula 2 Other: intervention formula 3 | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 503 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Double (Participant, Investigator) |
Primary Purpose: | Prevention |
Official Title: | Suitability of an Infant Formula With Reduced Protein Content Based on a Partial Respectively an Extensive Proteinhydrolysate With and Without Pro- and Prebiotics for the Particular Nutritional Use by Infants.-Extension by 4 Year Follow-up |
Study Start Date : | April 2010 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | July 2014 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | August 2017 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: control formula group
infants are fed a commercial, hydrolysed formula during the first 4 month of life, according to protocol
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Other: control formula
infants are fed a commercial hydrolyzed formula
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Experimental: intervention formula 1 group
infants are fed hydrolyzed infant formula with different protein content during the first 4 month of life, according to protocol
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Other: intervention formula 1
formula has hydrolysed protein and a different protein content
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Experimental: intervention formula 2 group
infants are fed hydrolyzed infant formula with different protein content with pro- and prebiotics during the first 4 month of life, according to protocol
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Other: intervention formula 2
formula has hydrolysed protein, different protein content and pro- and prebiotics
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Experimental: intervention formula 3 group
infants are fed hydrolyzed instant formula with different protein content with pro- and prebiotics during the first 4 months of life, according to protocol
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Other: intervention formula 3
formula has hydrolysed protein, different protein content and pro- and prebiotics
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No Intervention: Reference group
infants are breast fed
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- average weight gain [ Time Frame: 4 months ]The intervention is to assess average weight gain in the first 4 months of life.
- allergic sensitization and symptoms [ Time Frame: 12 months ]blood sample to assess allergic predisposition
- Anthropometric data at age of 4 years [ Time Frame: 4 years ]Weight, length and Head circumference measurements at Age of 4 years
- Body composition (Skin fold) at age of 4 years [ Time Frame: 4 years ]Caliper measurement at Age of 4 years
- Body composition (fat mass, lean body mass) at age of 4 years [ Time Frame: 4 years ]bioelectrical impedance Analysis at Age of 4 years
- Allergic predisposition at age of 4 years by measuring specific IgE in blood [ Time Frame: 4 years ]blood sample to allergic predisposition at Age of 4 years

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Ages Eligible for Study: | up to 27 Days (Child) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- written informed consent (by parents, caregiver)
- Healthy term newborns (gestational age: ≥ 37 weeks)
- Birth weight between 2.500 - 4.500 g
- Age at enrolment: < 28 days of age
- Infant received no other formula since birth
- Parents / Caregivers are able to speak German
Exclusion Criteria:
- Severe acquired or congenital illness
- preterm infants (gestational age < 37 weeks)
- Birth weight lower than 2.500 g or higher than 4.500 g
- Feeding a cows milk based formula or any other formula prior to inclusion in this study
- Participation in any other clinical study intervention
- Regular intake of supplementary pre- and probiotics by the child and/or breastfeeding mother
- Mothers with diabetes mellitus or mothers suffered from gestational diabetes
- Founded assumption that it will not be possible for parents / caregivers to be compliant with the study protocol
- Breastfed infants: illness of the mother, that may have an influence on the gastrointestinal tract of the child
- Breastfed infants: mother receives or received antibiotics one week before inclusion in this study or during the first study phase

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01143233
Austria | |
Universitätsklinik für Kinder- und Jugendheilkunde, Abt. Neonatologie, päd. Intensivmedizin und Neuropädiatrie | |
Wien, Austria, 1090 | |
Germany | |
University Hospital Rostock | |
Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, 18059 | |
Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin der Ruhr-Universität Bochum | |
Bochum, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, 44791 | |
Charité - Universitätsmedizin. Campus Virchow-Klinikum. Klinik für Pädiatrie mit Schwerpunkt Pneumologie/Immunologie | |
Berlin, Germany, 13353 | |
Serbia | |
KBC "Dr Dragiša Mišović Dedinje" | |
Belgrade, Serbia, 11000 |
Principal Investigator: | Ulrich Wahn, Prof. | Charité - Universitätsmedizin. Campus Virchow-Klinikum. Klinik für Pädiatrie mit Schwerpunkt Pneumologie/Immunologie | |
Principal Investigator: | Kirsten Beyer, Prof | Charité - Universitätsmedizin. Campus Virchow-Klinikum. Klinik für Pädiatrie mit Schwerpunkt Pneumologie/Immunologie |
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Responsible Party: | HiPP GmbH & Co. Vertrieb KG |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01143233 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
Hipp2010 |
First Posted: | June 14, 2010 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | November 30, 2017 |
Last Verified: | November 2017 |