Could a mediterranean diet shape your Baby's future health?
NCT ID NCT05403632
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is looking at whether eating a Mediterranean-style diet during pregnancy can improve pregnancy outcomes and baby's growth and development. Researchers will follow 2000 mothers and their newborns, collecting blood samples and ultrasound measurements throughout pregnancy and for two years after birth. The goal is to understand how diet might affect inflammation and genetic changes in the baby.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Mediterranean-style diet
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that a Mediterranean diet during pregnancy improves fetal growth and infant development, potentially guiding future dietary recommendations.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it cannot prove cause and effect. Results may take years and might not apply to all populations.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 2,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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
The study population consists of pregnant women attending the Units of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Neuromed Clinical Research Network (Casa di Cura Villa del Sole, Salerno, Istituto Clinico mediterraneo, Agropoli (SA), Casa di Cura Villa dei Platani, Avellino e Clinica Mediterranea, Napoli). Inclusion into the study takes place during the first prenatal visit and within the first trimester of pregnancy, and involves women who express the willing to deliver at the aforementioned operating units. All recruited women will sign an informed consent to participate in the study and an informed consent for genetic studies. Each woman, as well as the father of the child, will sign the written consent to processing of personal and genetic data of their new-born.
- Ages
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18 to 50 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
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Inclusion Criteria: * pregnant women attending the Units of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Neuromed Clinical Research Network * women within the first trimester of pregnancy * women who express the willing to deliver at the aforementioned operating units Exclusion Criteria: * pregnancy with foetuses with known chromosomal or congenital malformation * history of inflammatory disease * use of immunosuppressant drugs * pre-existing diabetes or hypertension * conception by heterologous artificial insemination * malabsorptive bariatric surgery * eating disorders
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Istituto Clinico Mediterranea
RECRUITINGAgropoli, SA, 84043, Italy
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