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Health and Early Life Microbiota

Finland1,055 participantsStarted 2016-02-26

Plain-language summary

The aim of this cohort is to identify environmental, lifestyle and genetic factors that modify the human intestinal microbiota development during the first years of life, and to identify early microbiota features that associate to child health and well-being with focus on the development of allergic diseases and overweight.

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Inclusion Criteria: * General population, singleton pregnancy, at least one parent Finnish speaking * Willingness and ability of parents to consent for 2 year follow-up involving frequent electronic questionnaires and freezing of faecal samples at home * Infant born on gestational weeks 37-42 without known congenital defects Exclusion Criteria * Preterm birth * Severe birth defect * Parents fail to activate the online questionnaires

What they're measuring

Longitudinal change of intestinal microbiota in early life

Timeframe: From 3 weeks to 2 years after birth

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03996304

SponsorUniversity of Helsinki

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2020-03-31

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