A Study in Lactating Mothers and Their Newborns to Analyse the Composition of Human Milk

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexFemale
Age18+
SponsorNutricia Research

About this trial

The current longitudinal (max. 2-year) observational cohort study in 120 lactating mothers and their newborns will make it possible to explore human milk composition across different lactation stages, between different human milk groups, and in relation to maternal, perinatal, infant, and sample characteristics as well as to the microbiota of the infant.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Pregnant women in the third trimester of pregnancy (≥28 weeks) who have the intention to provide breastfeeding for at least 6 months post-partum.

Age ≥ 18 years.

Willingness to provide residual human milk.

Living in proximity of NCRU (clinical site in NL).

Disqualifiers

Pregnant women known positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B (HBV), or hepatitis C (HCV).

Multiple pregnancy > 2.

Incapability of subjects to comply with study protocol as per the judgment of the site staff (e.g. fluency in local language, access to laptop/smartphone devices and internet connection required for data collection).

Women (and their unborn baby(s)) with current or intended participation in any other clinical study involving investigational or marketed products.

Trial population

120 Lactating mothers who have the intention to breastfeed for at least 6 months and their newborns.

Trial design

Design model

Cohort

Time perspective

Prospective

Treatments tested in this trial

Not listed

Trial groups

No trial groups listed

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Examples of exploratory outcome parameters in this study are the following human milk outcome parameters.

Laboratory analyses of Human Milk Oligosaccharides (HMOs), proteins, amino acids, lipids, and fatty acids.

Time frame
at Day 3 and at Week 1.5, 4, 10, 26, 52, and 104 postpartum.
2

The following exploratory faecal outcome parameter will be analysed if sufficient faecal samples are collected.

Laboratory analyses of Infant's faecal microbiome composition.

Time frame
at Day 3 and at Week 1.5, 4, 10, 26, 52, and 104 postpartum.

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

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