Gut bugs and bones: study links diet to stronger skeletons in tibetan kids
NCT ID NCT07256314
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 431 Tibetan elementary students to understand how their diet and gut bacteria relate to bone health. Researchers measured bone density, collected food diaries, and analyzed stool samples. The goal was to find key factors that could help improve bone strength in this population.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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431 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2023
- Finished
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Mar 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
This study is based on a cross-sectional design. Two schools were selected: one rural primary school in Xiahe County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, and one urban primary school in Hezuo City, Gansu Province. Within the selected schools, a stratified random cluster sampling method was used to randomly select one class from each grade as the study subjects.
- Ages
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6 to 13 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Tibetan primary school students currently enrolled in schools in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture; Willing to participate and able to cooperate in completing bone density measurements; Additional inclusion criteria: Subjects who are 9 years old or older and agree to participate in dietary surveys and fecal sampling. Exclusion Criteria:Use of corticosteroid medications within the past year; Suffering from skeletal system diseases, metabolic disorders, or endocrine diseases; Additional exclusion criteria: Subjects who have used antibiotics in the past three months and are undergoing fecal sampling. \-
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Lanzhou university
Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, China
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