Baby gut mystery: scientists track c. difficile from birth to toddlerhood
NCT ID NCT07512908
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study follows 200 infants from birth to 18 months to understand how they naturally acquire and clear Clostridioides difficile bacteria from their gut. Researchers will look at factors like diet and antibiotic use that affect this process. The goal is to learn more about why some people later develop serious infections, but this study does not test any treatment.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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May 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2029
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.
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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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For mothers * Women aged 18 or over who are pregnant * Patients who have been informed and have consented to participate in the research * Patient affiliated with a health insurance plan (beneficiary or dependent), For minor patients (children) * unborn child * at least one parent of the child included is French-speaking * written consent from both parents for participation in the study criteria for non-inclusion parents under guardianship or trusteeship parents deprived of their liberty parents under judicial protection children born under X/or in foster care
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