Baby gut health boost? new probiotic study launches for infants
NCT ID NCT07505329
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether giving two types of probiotics (good bacteria) to healthy infants from birth to 6 months old can help their gut microbiome develop better. Researchers will compare babies who get the probiotics to those who get a placebo. The goal is to understand how these probiotics affect gut bacteria and infant growth.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2028
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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1 month to 3 months
- 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 Written (electronic) informed consent provided by parent to allow their infant to participate in the study. No antibiotic use since birth. Infant not to be taking any medications. Infant not to be taking probiotics. Breastfed or formula fed until weaning. Infants born via c-section or vaginally. Healthy male and female infants. Exclusion criteria Infant is older than 3 months at the time their first study visit (Baseline visit). Infants who have a known diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease or another medical condition. Infants with complex medical or behavioural needs that would deem the infant unable to participate in the study. Have a significant acute or chronic co-existing illness (cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, endocrinological, immunological, metabolic) or any condition which contraindicates entry to the study according to the investigator's judgement. Infants who are receiving treatment involving experimental medications. Have a malignant disease or any concomitant end-stage organ disease. Infants born before 37 weeks of pregnancy.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University College Cork
Cork, Ireland
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