Can a healthy gut and engaged parents boost baby brains? guatemala study aims to find out.
NCT ID NCT07383428
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 24, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether a special nutrition program for gut health and a training program for parents can improve brain development in babies. About 400 mothers and their children from rural southwest Guatemala will take part. The children will be followed from birth to 24 months old to see how they develop.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 400 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2030
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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0 days to 50 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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The investigators will offer enrollment to pregnant in the Trifinio region of southwest Guatemala and will enroll their newborns after birth. Inclusion Criteria: * Pregnant woman in the second trimester of pregnancy * Pregnant woman =\>15 years of age * Plan to live in the study area during pregnancy and up to 24 months after giving birth * Newborns born to enrolled women will join the study at birth Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant woman less than 15 years of age * Planning to move during the study * Not willing or able to participate in the interventions, including following instructions for preparing the food, completing the adherence forms, participating in the caregiving sessions * Women who do not sign the consent form for their or their child's participation * Infants who require a hospital stay after birth of 21 days or longer
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fundacion para la Salud Integral de los Guatemaltecos
RECRUITINGCoatepeque, Departamento de Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
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