AllergyNCT06547346
Acceptability and Palatability Study of Paediatric Amino Acid Feed
A study testing Alfamino Junior in people with Allergy, run by Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN) at 1 site in United Kingdom.
Trial summary
Product acceptability and palatability data from a minimum of 15 participants are required to submit an application to the Advisory Committee on Borderline Substances (ACBS) and the Health Service Executive (HSE) for Ireland for product registration Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 1 year to 16 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Allergy
- What is being tested?
- Alfamino Junior
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 15 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited Kingdom
- Study dates
- 5 Jan 2024to 16 Dec 2024
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 1 year to 16 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Child
Who may be able to join
- Children ≥1 year of age who require an amino acid-based formula (ideally already established on Alfamino or another amino acid formula dependent on feasibility of reaching required numbers or currently on a plant-based milk and need extra nutrition from an amino acid formula) for the dietary management of presumed CMA, or multiple food allergies and other conditions where an amino acid formula is recommended
- All children ≥1 year of age where they are consuming either orally or via a tube 200mls or more of amino acid formula.
- Children with the ability to indicate palatability of the formula (NB there will be simple symbols to help young children and nonverbal children indicate whether the formula is palatable). If an infant is tube fed if they are able to have tastes orally.
- Willingly given, written, informed consent from patient or parent/guardian.
Who cannot join
- Inability to comply with the study protocol, in the opinion of the investigator.
- Children less than 1 year of age
- Children with significant renal or hepatic impairment
- Change in current medication or use of additional macro/micronutrient supplements during the study period, unless clinically indicated and prescribed by the investigator e.g. thickener, PPIs etc (must be recorded in patient case record file).
- Participation in another intervention study within 2 weeks of this study.
- Caregiver unable to read and write in English (will need to complete 1 month of forms at home on behalf of participants).
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United Kingdom1 site
Paediatric allergy, Leeds Children's Hospital, Clarendon Wing, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds,
Leeds, LS1 3EX
About this study
Official title: To Evaluate the Acceptability and Palatability of a Hypoallergenic Nutritionally Complete Powdered Amino Acid Formula With HMO (Human Milk Oligosaccharides) for the Dietary Management of Cows' Milk Allergy (CMA) and Multiple Food Protein Allergies (MFPA) in Children Over ≥1 Year.
Product acceptability and palatability data from a minimum of 15 participants are required to submit an application to the Advisory Committee on Borderline Substances (ACBS) and the Health Service Executive (HSE) for Ireland for product registration
Read the detailed description
The study product, Alfamino Junior (neutral or vanilla flavour) is a is a food for special medical purposes, as defined by EU Regulation No 609/2013, ACBS approved, prescribable on FP10 (GP10 in Scotland).
Alfamino Junior (neutral or vanilla flavour) is is for complete nutritional support of children ≥1 year with cows' milk allergy, multiple food allergies and other conditions where an amino acid formula is recommended.
This is an open label nonrandomised acceptability, palatability and compliance study to evaluate the tolerance of the study formulas in 15 children.
Palatability is recorded over a 7day study period, acceptability is recorded days 1-7 and days 22-28 of the study period, with patient compliance recorded over the full 28 day study period
- Conditions
- Allergy
- Being tested
- Alfamino Junior
- Medical subject headings
- Hypersensitivity
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Alfamino JuniorDietary supplement
To recruit 15 children and evaluate the acceptability (including gastrointestinal tolerance), palatability and compliance of a hypoallergenic amino acid powdered formula (neutral and vanilla flavours) with HMO's for the dietary management of presumed cows' milk allergy, multiple food protein allergies and other conditions where an amino acid formula is recommended in children ≥1 year of age.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Patients well established on tube feeds will act as their own control | Experimental | Not described Receives: Dietary Supplement: Alfamino Junior |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Number of children reporting gastrointestinal tolerance using an online questionnaire.
Number of patients reporting diarrhoea and / or constipation, Bloating and / or distension, Nausea and / or vomiting, Burping / flatulence / regurgitation, Abdominal discomfort/ pain, measured as symptoms and graded as none, mild moderate or severe
Measured: 7 days
Palatability, indicated via symbols of how much the product is liked using online questionnaire.
Number of children who like the appearance, taste, smell graded as as 5 likert scale of an online questionnaire from really liked to really did not like using happy to sad images to correctly identify outcome.
Measured: 7 days
Participant compliance
How many feeds and volume prescribed each day, How many feeds and volume taken
Measured: 7 days
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted9 Aug 2024
- Study start5 Jan 2024
- Primary completion15 Dec 2024
- Study completion16 Dec 2024
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for AllergyStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)The sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Basic science
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 15 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)
- Sponsor type
- Industry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06547346
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- AJ2022
- Status last verified
- Dec 2024
- First submitted
- 25 Apr 2024
- Last updated
- 27 Dec 2024
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Undecided
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 27 Dec 2024. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- To Evaluate the Acceptability and Palatability of a Hypoallergenic Nutritionally Complete Powdered Amino Acid Formula With HMO (Human Milk Oligosaccharides) for the Dietary Management of Cows' Milk Allergy (CMA) and Multiple Food Protein Allergies (MFPA) in Children Over ≥1 Year.
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06547346
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- AJ2022
- Conditions
- Allergy
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 15 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)Industry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Study start
- 5 Jan 2024 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 15 Dec 2024 (actual)
- Study completion
- 16 Dec 2024 (actual)
- First posted
- 9 Aug 2024 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Product acceptability and palatability data from a minimum of 15 participants are required to submit an application to the Advisory Committee on Borderline Substances (ACBS) and the Health Service Executive (HSE) for Ireland for product registration
Detailed description
The study product, Alfamino Junior (neutral or vanilla flavour) is a is a food for special medical purposes, as defined by EU Regulation No 609/2013, ACBS approved, prescribable on FP10 (GP10 in Scotland).
Alfamino Junior (neutral or vanilla flavour) is is for complete nutritional support of children ≥1 year with cows' milk allergy, multiple food allergies and other conditions where an amino acid formula is recommended.
This is an open label nonrandomised acceptability, palatability and compliance study to evaluate the tolerance of the study formulas in 15 children.
Palatability is recorded over a 7day study period, acceptability is recorded days 1-7 and days 22-28 of the study period, with patient compliance recorded over the full 28 day study period
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Basic science
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Patients well established on tube feeds will act as their own control | Experimental | Dietary Supplement: Alfamino Junior |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 1 year to 16 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Children ≥1 year of age who require an amino acid-based formula (ideally already established on Alfamino or another amino acid formula dependent on feasibility of reaching required numbers or currently on a plant-based milk and need extra nutrition from an amino acid formula) for the dietary management of presumed CMA, or multiple food allergies and other conditions where an amino acid formula is recommended
- All children ≥1 year of age where they are consuming either orally or via a tube 200mls or more of amino acid formula.
- Children with the ability to indicate palatability of the formula (NB there will be simple symbols to help young children and nonverbal children indicate whether the formula is palatable). If an infant is tube fed if they are able to have tastes orally.
- Willingly given, written, informed consent from patient or parent/guardian.
Key exclusion criteria (6 listed)
- Inability to comply with the study protocol, in the opinion of the investigator.
- Children less than 1 year of age
- Children with significant renal or hepatic impairment
- Change in current medication or use of additional macro/micronutrient supplements during the study period, unless clinically indicated and prescribed by the investigator e.g. thickener, PPIs etc (must be recorded in patient case record file).
- Participation in another intervention study within 2 weeks of this study.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Alfamino JuniorTo recruit 15 children and evaluate the acceptability (including gastrointestinal tolerance), palatability and compliance of a hypoallergenic amino acid powdered formula (neutral and vanilla flavours) with HMO's for the dietary management of presumed cows' milk allergy, multiple food protein allergies and other conditions where an amino acid formula is recommended in children ≥1 year of age. | Dietary supplement | Patients well established on tube feeds will act as their own control |
Primary outcome
Number of children reporting gastrointestinal tolerance using an online questionnaire.
Time frame: 7 days
Number of patients reporting diarrhoea and / or constipation, Bloating and / or distension, Nausea and / or vomiting, Burping / flatulence / regurgitation, Abdominal discomfort/ pain, measured as symptoms and graded as none, mild moderate or severe
Palatability, indicated via symbols of how much the product is liked using online questionnaire.
Time frame: 7 days
Number of children who like the appearance, taste, smell graded as as 5 likert scale of an online questionnaire from really liked to really did not like using happy to sad images to correctly identify outcome.
Participant compliance
Time frame: 7 days
How many feeds and volume prescribed each day, How many feeds and volume taken
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 27 Dec 2024.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Undecided
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Alfamino Junior in people with Allergy, run by Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN) at 1 site in United Kingdom.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 6 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 27 Dec 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United Kingdom. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Number of children reporting gastrointestinal tolerance using an online questionnaire. (time frame: 7 days). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 27 Dec 2024; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 7 Nov 2026.