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Table 2 Study schedule

From: The influence of a formula supplemented with dairy lipids and plant oils on the erythrocyte membrane omega-3 fatty acid profile in healthy full-term infants: a double-blind randomized controlled trial

 

V1

V2

V3

V4

V5

Written informed consent

x

    

Personal and family history

x

    

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

x

    

Randomization

x

    

Phone calls

 

x

 

x

 

Heel stick blood sampling

x

   

x

Venipuncture

    

x

Anthropometric parameters (weight, length, head circumference)

x

 

x

 

x

Body composition

x

 

x

 

x

Evaluation of onset and severity of atopic dermatitis by means of the SCORAD index

x

 

x

 

x

Adverse events

Throughout the study

  1. V1=enrollment ; V2= consumption of the allocated formula for one month; V3= consumption of the allocated formula for two months; V4= consumption of the allocated formula for three months; V5= consumption of the allocated formula for four months.