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Baby belly study: ultrasound tracks digestion in newborns and infants

NCT ID NCT02665923

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Columbia University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study uses ultrasound imaging to measure how quickly the stomach empties after feeding in healthy newborns and infants. Researchers will watch the stomach shrink back to its starting size after babies drink clear liquids, breast milk, or formula. The goal is to learn normal digestion patterns in children aged 0-5 days, 4-6 months, and 9-12 months.

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Study facts

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Participants

About 210 people

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Start date

Mar 2016

Expected to finish

Jun 2027

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Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Who is studied

The study will be performing serial ultrasounds in total of 100 healthy newborns, and 50 4-6 months old and 50 9-12 months old infants.

Ages

Up to 12 months

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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Inclusion criteria for study cohort are pediatric patients from Allen Hospital and Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York Presbyterian Hospital who are receiving feeding by formula 1. healthy full-term (postmenstrual age ≥ 36 weeks) newborns aged 0-5 days or 2. healthy infants (4-6 months old and 9-12 months old) Exclusion criteria are individuals who have 1. newborn history of requirement resuscitation at delivery 2. newborn history of admission to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit 3. any history of hospital admission 4. history of gastroesophageal reflux or other feeding difficulty 5. receiving any medication known to accelerate or delay gastric emptying, including but not limited to opioid-containing medications and antacids.

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Conditions

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gastroparesis

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Gastric emptying

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Columbia University Irving Medical Center / NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital

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    New York, New York, 10032, United States

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