NCT07529119

Effect of Consuming a Mango and Chia-based Beverage on Modulating the Intestinal Microbiota in Obese Children

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Universidad Nacional de Caaguazu · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 8 Years – 16 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This randomized clinical trial evaluates the effect of a mango and chia-based beverage on gut microbiota modulation in 100 Paraguayan children aged 8-16 years with obesity. Participants will consume the intervention beverage for 6 weeks. Fecal samples will be collected before and after each intervention to analyze microbiota composition using 16S rRNA sequencing. This study aims to characterize the gut microbiota of Paraguayan children for the first time and assess whether this functional beverage can positively modulate intestinal bacteria as a potential strategy to address childhood obesity, which affects 1 in 3 school-age children in Paraguay.

Conditions

• Microbiota

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Mango juice	Mango juice drink for 6 weeks 200 ml daily, 5 days a week
OTHER	Mango and chia juice	Mango and chia juice drink for 6 weeks, 200 ml daily 5 days a week

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-02-09
• Primary completion: 2026-05-01
• Completion: 2026-07-01
• First posted: 2026-04-14
• Last updated: 2026-04-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Paraguay