Association of Gut Microbiome With Neonatal Complications and Neurodevelopment in Preterm Infants

NCT ID: NCT03841994

Last Updated: 2025-05-22

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

47 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-12-04

Study Completion Date

2024-04-28

Brief Summary

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A prospective cohort study investigating the effect of the formation of gut microbiome on the neonatal disease and the prognosis of neurodevelopment in preterm infants.

Detailed Description

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of the formation of gut microbiome on the neonatal disease and the prognosis of neurodevelopment in preterm infants.

Conditions

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Preterm Infants

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Preterm infant cohort

Preterm infants who were born \<28 weeks of gestational age

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Preterm infants
* born less than 28+0 weeks gestation

Exclusion Criteria

* Major congenital anomalies
Maximum Eligible Age

28 Weeks

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Seoul National University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Ee-Kyung Kim

Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Ee-Kyung Kim, M.D., PhD.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Seoul National University Hospital

Locations

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Seoul National University Hospital

Seoul, , South Korea

Site Status

Countries

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South Korea

References

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Cao B, Stout MJ, Lee I, Mysorekar IU. Placental Microbiome and Its Role in Preterm Birth. Neoreviews. 2014 Dec 1;15(12):e537-e545. doi: 10.1542/neo.15-12-e537.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Choi Y, Kwon Y, Kim DK, Jeon J, Jang SC, Wang T, Ban M, Kim MH, Jeon SG, Kim MS, Choi CS, Jee YK, Gho YS, Ryu SH, Kim YK. Gut microbe-derived extracellular vesicles induce insulin resistance, thereby impairing glucose metabolism in skeletal muscle. Sci Rep. 2015 Oct 29;5:15878. doi: 10.1038/srep15878.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26510393 (View on PubMed)

Cong X, Henderson WA, Graf J, McGrath JM. Early Life Experience and Gut Microbiome: The Brain-Gut-Microbiota Signaling System. Adv Neonatal Care. 2015 Oct;15(5):314-23; quiz E1-2. doi: 10.1097/ANC.0000000000000191.

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Cryan JF, Dinan TG. Mind-altering microorganisms: the impact of the gut microbiota on brain and behaviour. Nat Rev Neurosci. 2012 Oct;13(10):701-12. doi: 10.1038/nrn3346. Epub 2012 Sep 12.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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DiBartolomeo ME, Claud EC. The Developing Microbiome of the Preterm Infant. Clin Ther. 2016 Apr;38(4):733-9. doi: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2016.02.003. Epub 2016 Mar 2.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Kim MH, Rho M, Choi JP, Choi HI, Park HK, Song WJ, Min TK, Cho SH, Cho YJ, Kim YK, Yang S, Pyun BY. A Metagenomic Analysis Provides a Culture-Independent Pathogen Detection for Atopic Dermatitis. Allergy Asthma Immunol Res. 2017 Sep;9(5):453-461. doi: 10.4168/aair.2017.9.5.453.

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Macfabe DF. Short-chain fatty acid fermentation products of the gut microbiome: implications in autism spectrum disorders. Microb Ecol Health Dis. 2012 Aug 24;23. doi: 10.3402/mehd.v23i0.19260. eCollection 2012.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Mshvildadze M, Neu J. The infant intestinal microbiome: friend or foe? Early Hum Dev. 2010 Jul;86 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):67-71. doi: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2010.01.018. Epub 2010 Feb 8.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Murgas Torrazza R, Neu J. The developing intestinal microbiome and its relationship to health and disease in the neonate. J Perinatol. 2011 Apr;31 Suppl 1:S29-34. doi: 10.1038/jp.2010.172.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Rea K, Dinan TG, Cryan JF. The microbiome: A key regulator of stress and neuroinflammation. Neurobiol Stress. 2016 Mar 4;4:23-33. doi: 10.1016/j.ynstr.2016.03.001. eCollection 2016 Oct.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Sanz Y. Gut microbiota and probiotics in maternal and infant health. Am J Clin Nutr. 2011 Dec;94(6 Suppl):2000S-2005S. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.110.001172. Epub 2011 May 4.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 21543533 (View on PubMed)

Stewart CJ, Embleton ND, Marrs EC, Smith DP, Nelson A, Abdulkadir B, Skeath T, Petrosino JF, Perry JD, Berrington JE, Cummings SP. Temporal bacterial and metabolic development of the preterm gut reveals specific signatures in health and disease. Microbiome. 2016 Dec 29;4(1):67. doi: 10.1186/s40168-016-0216-8.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 28034304 (View on PubMed)

Sung J, Kim N, Kim J, Jo HJ, Park JH, Nam RH, Seok YJ, Kim YR, Lee DH, Jung HC. Comparison of Gastric Microbiota Between Gastric Juice and Mucosa by Next Generation Sequencing Method. J Cancer Prev. 2016 Mar;21(1):60-5. doi: 10.15430/JCP.2016.21.1.60. Epub 2016 Mar 30.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 27051651 (View on PubMed)

Yoo JY, Rho M, You YA, Kwon EJ, Kim MH, Kym S, Jee YK, Kim YK, Kim YJ. 16S rRNA gene-based metagenomic analysis reveals differences in bacteria-derived extracellular vesicles in the urine of pregnant and non-pregnant women. Exp Mol Med. 2016 Feb 5;48(2):e208. doi: 10.1038/emm.2015.110.

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Wang X, Buhimschi CS, Temoin S, Bhandari V, Han YW, Buhimschi IA. Comparative microbial analysis of paired amniotic fluid and cord blood from pregnancies complicated by preterm birth and early-onset neonatal sepsis. PLoS One. 2013;8(2):e56131. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0056131. Epub 2013 Feb 20.

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PMID: 23437088 (View on PubMed)

Ardissone AN, de la Cruz DM, Davis-Richardson AG, Rechcigl KT, Li N, Drew JC, Murgas-Torrazza R, Sharma R, Hudak ML, Triplett EW, Neu J. Meconium microbiome analysis identifies bacteria correlated with premature birth. PLoS One. 2014 Mar 10;9(3):e90784. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0090784. eCollection 2014.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 24614698 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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1801-128-917

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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