Microbiota diversity of infant faecal samples in Europe, Asia, Mexico and Russia

Microbiota diversity at the microbial species level of infant faecal samples in Europe, Asia, Mexico and Russia

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN37114076

Enrollment

300

Registered

2008-10-06

Start date

2006-02-04

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Presence of pathogens or absence of "healthy" faecal microflora Digestive System Presence of pathogens in faecal microflora

Interventions

Health care staff from the Friesland Foods international network of medical specialists have agreed to participate in collecting faecal materials from Infants through their Health Care Practice. The H

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Healthy infants 2. Infants born through natural delivery 3. Informed consent 4. Infants from middle class parents 5. Exclusively formula-fed infants 6. Either male or female, aged 2 weeks up to ca. 12 months

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Allergic infants 2. Infants born through caesarean section

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Distribution of microbial species in faecal samples correlated to region.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Impact of geographic location on presence of microbial pathogens, and also bifidobacteria, lactobacilli, and other microbial species.	—

Countries

France, Indonesia, Mexico, Netherlands, Russian Federation, Spain, Viet Nam

Outcome results

None listed

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