Cystic fibrosis (CF) is one of the most common life-shortening genetic disorders with an incidence of 1:4000 live births in the US. CF is characterized by gastrointestinal and pulmonary manifestations. Malnutrition and growth faltering are prevalent, and occur even in infants diagnosed through newborn screening (NBS). Obstructive lung disease with recurrent respiratory infections is inevitable. Although median age of survival has improved steadily and reached 37 years in 2008, 20% of CF deaths still occur before 20 years of age. The overall objective of this research is to quantify the associations among NBS, malnutrition and lung disease in children with CF through epidemiological and clinical studies, with the ultimate goal of developing evidence-based guidelines for improving the quality of diagnosis, medical care and health outcomes of CF.
Specific Aims are: 1) to test the hypothesis that malnutrition and lung disease in CF are determined by """"""""baseline risk"""""""" (e.g., demographics, diagnosis, genotype, phenotype), and """"""""longitudinal risk"""""""" (e.g., changes in the preceding years) by using three ongoing, complimentary databases collected since 1985, namely, the CF Foundation Patient Registry, the Wisconsin Randomized Clinical Trial (RCT) of CF NBS Project and the Wisconsin Routine CF NBS Program, 2) to test the hypothesis that CF NBS implemented in the routine and research settings are similarly effective, by comparing nutritional and pulmonary outcomes of the Wisconsin Routine CF NBS cohort (born 1994-2003) to the Wisconsin RCT CF NBS cohort (born 1985-1994), and 3) to test the hypothesis that exclusive breastfeeding is associated with higher risk of growth faltering but lower risk of respiratory infections in the first two years of life, by conducting a prospective observational study that enrolls CF infants diagnosed through NBS in 2011-2015 soon after birth from four CF Centers in three states (WI, IN and UT) to systematically obtain detailed data on breastfeeding (exclusive/partial, duration) and formula (type, caloric density, amount) at frequent intervals in order to examine the potential benefits and risks of breastfeeding on nutritional and pulmonary outcomes. No other investigation has comparable researchers and tools to conduct the proposed work. The Principal Investigator is a nationally recognized CF epidemiologist known for her expertise in utilizing large complex longitudinal databases for outcome studies. With NIDDK's support since 2002, the Principal Investigator's work related to Specific Aim 1 has generated new, evidence-based knowledge that improved the clinical practices of CF. In view of the nationwide implementation of CF NBS beginning 2010, the clinical and public health impacts as a result of completing Specific Aims 2 and 3 are also foreseeable in the near future. Accomplishing this grant will advance the understanding of critical determinants of malnutrition and lung disease progression in CF, improve clinical practices of CF, enhance health outcomes of children with CF, and resolve the controversy on the potential benefits and risks of breastfeeding associated with CF in order to establish optimal feeding guidelines.

Public Health Relevance

Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease that affects more than 30,000 Americans. Malnutrition and lung disease reduce survival of cystic fibrosis patients;20% of deaths occur before 20 years of age and half die before mid 30's. This research project includes epidemiological and clinical studies that will generate new knowledge needed to develop evidence-based guidelines for improving the quality of diagnosis, medical care and clinical outcomes of children with cystic fibrosis.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
5R01DK072126-09
Application #
8703666
Study Section
Infectious Diseases, Reproductive Health, Asthma and Pulmonary Conditions Study Section (IRAP)
Program Officer
Eggerman, Thomas L
Project Start
2005-07-01
Project End
2016-07-31
Budget Start
2014-08-01
Budget End
2015-07-31
Support Year
9
Fiscal Year
2014
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Wisconsin Madison
Department
Nutrition
Type
Earth Sciences/Resources
DUNS #
City
Madison
State
WI
Country
United States
Zip Code
53715
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