Clinical studies conducted on PediaSure® - PediaSure Complete is the No 1 pediatrician recommended brand in US. To date, there are more than 10 clinical studies conducted on PediaSure which have been published in international medical journals.
STUDY OUTCOME
Safety and efficacy of a new product in the young child Increased weight and height/length in 71% and 74% of children
INVESTIGATORS   Ramstack et al (1991)
TREATMENT REGIMEN   At least 90% of estimated energy requirements from PediaSure
AGE OF STUDY SUBJECTS   1.0 years to 5.8 years
Dietary management of malnourished children with a new enteral feeding Well tolerated and good growth. Nitrogen retention and absorption up to 90% and 39%
INVESTIGATORS   Morales et al (1991)
TREATMENT REGIMEN   Sole source of PediaSure 125-175 kcal/kg/day
AGE OF STUDY SUBJECTS   6 to 40 months
Improved weight gain with delay intervention in congenital heart disease Increased overall caloric intake and enhanced growth
INVESTIGATORS   Unger et al (1991)
TREATMENT REGIMEN   Infants < 1 year received fortified formula and children > 1 year received PediaSure
AGE OF STUDY SUBJECTS   1 month to 2 years
The effect of PediaSure on the growth of developmentally disabled children Promotes fast weight gain. Resulted in significantly higher intake of micronutrients
INVESTIGATORS   Sharrett and Li (1992)
TREATMENT REGIMEN   PediaSure as sole source of nutrition
AGE OF STUDY SUBJECTS   1.1 to 3 years
Use of a pediatric enteral product as supplemental nutrition in malnourished children Significant gain in weight and height. Improved iron status
INVESTIGATORS   Lai et al (1994)
TREATMENT REGIMEN   PediaSure as 30% of daily caloric intake for 12 weeks
AGE OF STUDY SUBJECTS   1 to 6 years
Very early onset non-organic failure to thrive in infants Improvement of weight, height and head circumference
INVESTIGATORS   Tolia (1995)
TREATMENT REGIMEN   Estimated 40% to 100% of estimated needs from PediaSure
AGE OF STUDY SUBJECTS   13 months to 30 months
Early enteral feeding in the pediatric intensive care unit 74% patients achieved estimated caloric requirements within 24 hours. PediaSure was well tolerated and cost effective
INVESTIGATORS   Chellis et al (1996)
TREATMENT REGIMEN   PediaSure via transpyloric nasoenteric tubes
AGE OF STUDY SUBJECTS   5 days to 18 years
Gastrointestinal tolerance of a pediatric fiber formula in developmentally disabled children PediaSure with (PDSF) fiber is well tolerated. No differences between PediaSure and PDSF in relation to growth or biochemical measurements
INVESTIGATORS   Tolia et al (1997)
TREATMENT REGIMEN   Crossover design in which children were fed at least 80% of estimated energy requirement from PediaSure or PediaSure with fiber (PDSF)
AGE OF STUDY SUBJECTS   1 to 17 years
A randomized trial of nutritional intervention in children with failure to thrive PediaSure is better accepted. Improvement in intake and anthropometric measurements
INVESTIGATORS   Casey et al (1997)
TREATMENT REGIMEN   PediaSure or Special Formula used as oral or tube feeding or both
AGE OF STUDY SUBJECTS   Mean age: 12.8 months
Effect of oral nutrition supplement with or without synbiotics on sickness and catch up growth in pre-school children Reduced number of sick days from 20.1 days to 14.2 days
INVESTIGATORS   Fisberg et al (2002)
TREATMENT REGIMEN   Nutrition supplement without synbiotics and PediaSure Complete with synbiotics
AGE OF STUDY SUBJECTS   1 to 6 years
Effect of nutritional intervention on physical growth in children at risk of malnutrition Increase in nutrients intake and improvement in iron status
INVESTIGATORS   Fiore et al (2002)
TREATMENT REGIMEN   PediaSure daily for 4 months
AGE OF STUDY SUBJECTS   12 months to 10 years
Effect of oral supplementation on catch-up growth in picky eaters Increased weight and height in 60 days and 90 days. Increase in serum iron and zinc. Reduced upper respiratory tract infections by 45%
INVESTIGATORS   Alarcon et al (2003)
TREATMENT REGIMEN   Nutrition counseling alone (control) versus nutritional counseling plus PediaSure
AGE OF STUDY SUBJECTS   36 to 60 months