NCT02021799

The Effect of Under-nutrition on the Human Microbiota

The Effect of Nutrition on the Microbiome in Pregnant Women and the Use of Micronutrient Supplemented Probiotic Yogurt to Improve Outcomes

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 77 (actual)
• Sponsor: Western University, Canada · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 40 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a difference exists in the gut, oral, vaginal and human milk microbiome of under-nourished pregnant women as compared to healthy and obese pregnant women. In addition, the investigators are setting out to determine if a micronutrient enriched probiotic yogurt can improve the microbiome and pregnancy outcomes of under-nourished pregnant women.

Conditions

• Pregnancy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Moringa and Lactobacillus rhamnosus GR-1

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-08-01
• Primary completion: 2013-04-01
• Completion: 2013-04-01
• First posted: 2013-12-27
• Last updated: 2013-12-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Tanzania