Mother-infant Microbiota Transmission and Its Link to the Health of the Baby

NCT ID: NCT04117321

Last Updated: 2024-05-29

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

20000 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-09-23

Study Completion Date

2027-10-02

Brief Summary

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The human intestinal tract harbors a diverse and complex microbial community, known as gut microbiota, which is critical in sustaining physiology, metabolism, nutrition and immune function. Dysbiosis of gut microbiota has been linked with obesity, hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia, inflammatory bowel disease and other chronic inflammatory diseases. Gut microbiota is affected by host genetic markup, diet and life style; and therefore varied by human races and geographical locations.

The development of gut microbiota starts before birth. The infant's microbiome can impact on human health in later life. The microbiome of pregnant women are associated with early-life microbiota of their offspring as well as growth, neurodevelopment and the development of allergic and neurocognitive disorders.

Early childhood, when the microbiota is less mature and more malleable, is a golden age for microbiota manipulation to prevent disease. Studying microbiota at this golden age also allow us to dissect the development of a faulty microbiota and identify therapeutic targets to reverse it and cure diseases that are already developed.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Gut Microbiome Mother to Child Transmission

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Pregnant women

Women who are being pregnant and plan to give birth in local hospital. Pregnant women who plan to stay in the same local area for at least 7 years post-delivery.

No interventions assigned to this group

New Born Baby

new born baby of an enrolled pregnant woman.

No interventions assigned to this group

Father of new born baby

Biological father of an enrolled new born baby.

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Being pregnant
2. Plan to give birth in local hospital
3. Competent to provide informed consent (no mental illness or dementia, etc. that will hinder their ability to undertake informed consent)

1. Be a new born baby of an enrolled pregnant woman

1. Biological father of an enrolled new born baby
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Chinese University of Hong Kong

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Francis KL Chan

Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Prince of Wales Hospital

Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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China

Central Contacts

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Jessica Ching

Role: CONTACT

+852 26373260

Kitty Cheung

Role: CONTACT

+852 26373260

Facility Contacts

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Francis KL Chan, MD

Role: primary

85226323143

Other Identifiers

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MOMmy study

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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