EVALUATION OF THE SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF A CORN STARCH-THICKENED MILKFORMULA IN INFANTS WITH SIMPLE REGURGITATION

An open and prospective study was conducted in 95 infants, aged 2 week s to 11 months, suffering from simple regurgitations, to assess the sa fety and efficacy of a milk thickened with maize starch during one-mon th-period. The results of the intention-to-treat analysis show a very good safety according to the following evaluation criteria : adverse e vents, frequency and consistance of stools, shouts and cries in postpr andial period and unexplained night awakenings. The efficacy results s how a significant decrease in regurgitations. These satisfying results on the thickened milk tested can recommand its use in the dietary mea sures on regurgitations to reduce digestive drugs.