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Fructooligosaccharide (FOS) intake improves gut health and reduces diarrhea and common cold incidences in undernourished children

EFFECT OF FRUCTOOLIGOSACCHARIDE SUPPLEMENTATION ON THE GUT MICROFLORA AND MORBIDITY STATUS OF UNDERNOURISHED SCHOOL GOING CHILDREN (5-12 YEARS) OF URBAN VADODARA

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2015/03/005615
Enrollment
80
Registered
2015-03-10
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- undernourished

Interventions

Intervention1: Fructooligosaccharide: 10g/day for 45 days. Mode of Administration- Oral Control Intervention1: Sucrose: 10g/day for 45 days Mode of Administration- Oral

Sponsors

University Grants Commission
Lead Sponsor
The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
Collaborator

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Undernourished children from both the gender, studying in class I-V (age 5-12 years), belonging to a lower income group

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
counts of Bifidobacteria, Lactic acid bacteria, E.coli serum IgA Timepoint: Serum levels - within 1 month of completion intervention Gut mmicroflora- within 3 months of completion of intervention Anthropometric- last day of intervention—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Incidence of Diarrhea Incidence of Common cold Nutritional status Timepoint: 45 days—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactMini Sheth

The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

shethmini@gmail.com9879359229

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026