Gut health linked to Kids' respiratory infections in new study
NCT ID NCT07378852
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study will examine gut bacteria, immune markers, and nutrient levels in 120 children with different respiratory health conditions, including pneumonia and recurrent infections, compared to healthy kids. By analyzing stool samples and health data, researchers hope to understand how gut health influences respiratory illness. The study is observational, meaning it will not test any treatments.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could reveal how gut health affects respiratory infections in children, pointing toward new ways to prevent or manage these illnesses.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It will not test any therapy, and findings may not lead to direct medical changes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2026
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
Children from all cohorts will be recruited from the pediatric clinics of the 940th Hospital of the Joint Logistics Support Force of the Chinese People's Liberation Army
- Ages
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3 to 14 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria 1. Aged 3-14 years; 2. Good compliance and complete clinical data; 3. Guardians are informed and sign written consent; 4. MPP group: meets diagnostic criteria of Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Pneumonia in Children (2023 Edition); 5. NMP group: acute respiratory tract infection with negative MP-DNA/RNA; 6. RRTIs group: meets diagnostic criteria of Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment Pathway for Recurrent Respiratory Tract Infections in Children (2022 Edition); 7. Healthy controls: no respiratory infection history within the past month. Exclusion Criteria 1. Other infectious diseases (e.g., measles, pertussis, tuberculosis); 2. Congenital heart disease, immunodeficiency, or major organ dysfunction; 3. Use of antibiotics, probiotics, immunomodulators, hormones, or microecological preparations within the past 15-30 days; 4. Unqualified biological samples or incomplete laboratory data.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
2 sites in 2 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The 940th Hospital of the Joint Logistic Support Force of the Chinese People's Liberation Army
Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, China
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Universiti Sains Malaysia
Pulau Pinang, Pulau Pinang, 11800, Malaysia
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