Healthy adult and child
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Healthy caregivers (mothers) and their infants who participated in the past study (Unique ID issued by UMIN: UMIN000042508). Those who have Japanese nationality and mainly live in Japan.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Caregivers (mothers) who attend the hospital for mental or physical diseases and infants at risk for severe developmental disorders such as chromosome abnormality. Caregivers (mothers) who cannot understand the research contents or answer questionnaires in Japanese.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| (1) The developmental changes of intestinal microbial patterns in Japanese infants and mothers. (2) The Relationship between intestinal microbial patterns in infants and mothers and cognitive development in infants. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| We will examine the relationship between the following items and intestinal bacterial flora in order to identify factors that influence the variety and pattern of intestinal bacterial flora. (1)lifestyle habit (e.g., food habits, sleep schedule, exercise habits) (2)physical characteristics (e.g., allergy, susceptibility to cold viruses) (3)psychological traits of mothers (e.g., stress, depressive tendency) (4)infant behavioral characteristics (e.g., temperament) | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Kyoto University Graduate School of Education