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Study of the relationships between maternal nutritional intake, breast milk composition, and child development

Study of the relationships between maternal nutritional intake, breast milk composition, child development, and intestinal microflora - Maternal and Child Nutrition Study in Japan

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000050032
Enrollment
1100
Registered
2023-01-17
Start date
2023-01-17
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Healthy mothers and their infants

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd.
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Healthy mothers aged 18 years or older immediately after giving birth to 60 days after giving birth, and their infant. Mothers who can answer questionnaires in Japanese using a smartphone or personal computer. Mothers who, as research participants and guardians of their infants, have given an explanation in Japanese about the purpose and contents of this research, fully understood it, volunteered, and agreed to participate.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Mothers with multiple births. Infants diagnosed with an inborn error of metabolism. Mothers and their infants participating in other human subjects research as of the date of consent. Mothers who have already consented to and participated in this study in the past.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Verification of whether the nutritional component composition of current Japanese breast milk has changed from the values measured in the previous survey (1998-1999).

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Evaluate the effects of maternal gestational age and child's birth weight on the nutritional composition of breast milk, as well as the relationships between maternal nutritional intake, breast milk composition, child development, and intestinal flora.

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactShinji Jinno

Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd. Welness Science Labs

shinji.jinno@meiji.com042-632-5846

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026