Cognitive Functions in Breastfed Preschool Children

July 17, 2023 updated by: Romany Eissa Atya Eissa, Assiut University

Assesment of Cognitive Functions in Breastfed Preschool Children In Assiut Governorate, Egypt

The current work aims to assess of the cognitive development in breastefed children and compare it with artificially fed children as well as the duration of breastfeeding.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Breastfeeding provides nutritional and immunological benefits to infants and also prevents infections . Breastfeeding also has clear short-term benefits for child survival through reduction of morbidity and mortality from infectious diseases. Breastfeeding also has longterm benefits .Breastfeeding improves cognitive development and emotional interactions between the mother and infant .A previous meta-analysis of 20 studies that compared breastfeeding with formula-feeding reported that breastfeeding is associated with significantly improved cognitive development from infancy to adolescence .The results of a meta-analysis of these studies showed that breastfeeding was associated with an increase of 3•5 points (95% CI 1•9-5•0) on intelligence tests at childhood and adolescence. This beneficial effect of breastfeeding could be due to the presence of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, such as arachidonic acid and docosahexaenoic acid in breast milk . Breastfed infants have higher concentrations of these fatty acids that are positively associated with brain development .

Child cognitive development is influenced by genetic and environmental factors . The child has a genetically determined potential for cognitive development. However environmental factors, such as adequate nutrition and the parents' ability to create a good and stimulating home environment may also have a positive influence on the child's cognitive development .Several studies have shown a positive correlation between breast feeding and cognitive development in children . In this study we measure the mental development of children by the use of Stanford binet intelligence test. It is a cognitive and intelligence test that is used diagnose developmental and intellectual deficiencies in young children .

Other risk factors affecting children's mental development should be taken in consideration like the mothers' age, educational level (lower than high school, high school diploma, college degree, university degree, and higher than a university degree), family income, job status (employed/unemployed), sex of infant, gestational age, and infant birth weight.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Estimated)

150

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

N/A

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

preschool children aged from 3 to 5 years

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Children more than 3 years and till age of 5 years that present to Assiut University Hospital with acute diseases.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Children known to have chronic disease.
  2. Chidren with History of birth anoxia, birth trauma, kernictrus, epilepsy, metabolic diseases.
  3. Positive family history of mental retardation.

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
assess the cognitive development in breastefed children by the use of Stanford binet intelligence test and compare it with artificially fed children as well as the duration of breastfeeding.
Time Frame: Baseline
In this study we measure the mental development of breast fed and artificailly fed preschool children by the use of Stanford binet intelligence test to prove that breastfed children have higher IQ than artificially fed chidren
Baseline

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Assiut University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Emad EL-Deen Mahmoud Hammad, prof, Assiut University
  • Principal Investigator: Amr Mohamed Kotb, lecturer, Assiut University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

September 1, 2023

Primary Completion (Estimated)

April 1, 2024

Study Completion (Estimated)

February 1, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 31, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 26, 2023

First Posted (Actual)

May 6, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

July 19, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 17, 2023

Last Verified

July 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • breastfeeding and IQ

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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