Breastfeeding's secret power: new study tracks gut health in 500 kids
NCT ID NCT04195425
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study follows 500 children from birth to age 4 to understand how breastfeeding influences gut health. Researchers collect stool samples and track digestive symptoms, focusing on a key immune marker called secretory IgA. The goal is to learn how early nutrition shapes long-term gut wellness.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2020
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2031
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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
Monocentric cohort including mother/child dyads recruited in a University Maternity
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: For the mother: * Pregnant woman (\>18 years old) followed at the Lille University Jeanne de Flandres Maternity * Woman who can speak, read and write in French * Single pregnancy * Informed consent * Living in the Lille area For the father: * Men \>18 years old * Informed consent Exclusion Criteria: For the mother: * Impossibility to participate to the study follow-up * Woman under guardianship or curatorship * Woman involved in another study inconsistent with biological samples collection For the child after birth: * Prematurity \<37 weeks * Impossibility to participate to the study follow-up * Child under judicial protection measure * Child involved in another study inconsistent with biological samples collection
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hop Jeanne de Flandre Chu Lille
RECRUITINGLille, 59037, France
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