Special milk powder aimed to help sick infants – but study never started
NCT ID NCT05922332
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study planned to test whether a milk powder rich in medium-chain fatty acids could improve nutrition and health in infants with cholestatic liver disease. Researchers aimed to compare the special formula to regular milk powder in 64 infants under 6 months old. However, the study was withdrawn before any participants were enrolled, so no results are available.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- medium-chain fatty acid rich milk powder
- What this could lead to
- If it had worked, this could point toward a special diet to help infants with cholestatic liver disease gain weight and improve health.
- What could go wrong
- The study was withdrawn before enrolling any participants, so no data exist. Even if conducted, it was small (64 infants) and only tested a dietary supplement, not a cure.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2025
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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1 month to 6 months
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * meets the diagnostic criteria of cholestasis * Artificial feeding (formula feeders) * Age ≤6 months * The course of cholestasis was \> 1 month * Informed consent of the guardian Exclusion Criteria: * There are major non-cholestatic genetic diseases leading to nutritional intake disorders, such as gastrointestinal malformations * Cholestasis with ascites and diarrhea * In patients with oxidative impairment of medium chain fatty acids
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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zhaoyang Gou
Shanghai, China
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