Detection of Gut Metabolites in Mother's Milk Following Juice Intake

Prospective Human Specimen Collection for Medical Research

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04596254

Enrollment

Registered

2020-10-22

Start date

2020-10-15

Completion date

2022-12-31

Last updated

2023-06-22

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Conditions

Healthy Diet

Brief summary

The goal of the biological sample collection is to assess the presence of gut metabolites in human breast milk (BM) samples obtained prospectively from healthy lactating mothers and after consumption of fruit juice.

Interventions

OTHERPomegranate Juice

Collection of Mother's milk before and after juice consumption

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

20 Years to 40 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* 20-40 yrs. female subjects with no lactation problems * Healthy and term delivery * Healthy dietary intake (vegetarian or omnivore) * Agree to donate breast milk (not colostrum) * First 6 months of lactation * Subjects agree to consumer 8oz. of pomegranate juice for a week prior to 2nd collection

Exclusion criteria

* \<20 yrs or \>40 yrs. of age * Subjects with lactation problems * Preterm delivery * Colostrum samples * Lactation\>6 months * Subjects fail to drink juice for at least a week

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change in levels of gut metabolites in breast milk following juice intake	7 days	Collection before and after juice intake

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026