title: [Comparison between pre-thickened and home-thickened formulas in gastroesophageal reflux treatement].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of a pre-thickened infant formula (Nan AR) with a conventional homemade formula in the reduction of regurgitation and vomiting in infants with gastroesophageal reflux.\par
  
  
  METHODS
  A hundred children, under 12 months, not exclusively breast feeding, were select for the study. Forty-eight were treated with conventional formula with starch and 52 with pre-thickened infant formula.\par
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups in the improvement or cure of symptoms, each treatment having been effective.\par
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Thickened formulas, pre-thickened or home-thickened, have shown the same efficacy in the management of gastroesophageal reflux in children.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
authors.forename: Francisco J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Penna
authors.forename: Rocksane C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Norton
authors.forename: Anfrisina S T
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.forename: Beatriz C T
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Pompeu
authors.forename: Gustavo C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Penna
authors.forename: Marisa F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: Cristiano G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Duque
authors.forename: Juliana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Couto
authors.forename: Júnia X
authors.initials: JX
authors.lastname: Maia
authors.forename: Plínio
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Flores
authors.forename: José Francisco
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Soares
mesh_terms: D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000178:diet therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D041943:Infant Formula; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011446:Prospective Studies
vernacular_title: Comparação entre uma fórmula infantil pré-espessada e fórmula de espessamento caseiro no tratamento do refluxo gastroesofágico.