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Intestinal Microbiota on Allergy, Growth and Development
Sponsor: Chinese University of Hong Kong
Summary
There is growing evidence that microbial programming beginning in-utero can be a central component for a balanced development of innate immunity and optimal growth and development in newborns. However, the specific types of bacteria along with their cross-talk with maternal and fetal host factors are far from being clear. The investigators hypothesize microbial compositions at different body sites of pregnant women are associated with early-life microbiota of their offspring as well as growth, neurodevelopment and the development of allergic and neurocognitive disorders. This is a prospective birth cohort study involving Chinese mother-child pairs. The investigators will follow up 120 pregnant women from first trimester until childbirth, and the child until three years of age.
Official title: Intestinal Microbiota on Allergy, Growth and Development of the Next Generation in Hong Kong
Key Details
Gender
FEMALE
Age Range
18 Years - 45 Years
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
120
Start Date
2018-11-01
Completion Date
2026-06-30
Last Updated
2023-09-05
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Locations (1)
Prince of Wales Hospital
Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong