NCT03196453

Fit Child - Clinical Study on Weight Control

Sopusuhtainen Lapsi - Kliininen Tutkimus Painonhallinnasta

• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 0 (actual)
• Sponsor: Turku University Hospital · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 2 Years – 5 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Children with abnormal weight development of BMI will be given either placebo or a probiotic protein formula and measures of weigh gain during a 3-mont treatment will be conducted

Detailed description

In this study, children with abnormal weight development of BMI will be recruited and the gut microbiota will be modified using one of there treatment schedules. The subjects will be divided into three groups 1) receiving a daily drink with protein drink with a probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG or 2) placebo drink and/or 3) drink with Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG. The children will give a faecal sample in the beginning and at the end and similarly also a blood sample. The faecal sample will be used for analysis of microbiota and differences in microbiota between the groups. Blood samples will be analysed for obesity related biomarkers. Body weight is followed at home and at frequent intervals of the study and analyses made for overweight related biomarkers.

Conditions

• Overweight
• Nutrition Disorder, Child
• Weight Change, Body

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Probiotic	probiotic and/or placebo intervention in toddlers

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-05-25
• Primary completion: 2019-12-31
• Completion: 2019-12-31
• First posted: 2017-06-22
• Last updated: 2025-09-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Finland