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- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT02508844
Effect of Probiotics (Vivomixx®) on Weight, Microbiota and Glucose Tolerance in Obese Pregnant Women and Their Newborn (POP)
The POP-study: Effect of Probiotics on Weight, Microbiota and Glucose Tolerance in Obese Pregnant Women and Their Newborn - a Randomized, Double-blind Placebo Controlled Trial With Vivomixx®
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Accumulating evidence indicates that the gut microbiota plays a significant role in obesity and because the "ideal" composition of the gut microbiota remains poorly understood, modulation of the gut microbiota composition represents a potentially attractive treatment option against excessive gestational weight gain and adverse outcomes for obese pregnant women and their newborn. Dietary supplements in the form of probiotics could be an efficient treatment for controlling weight gain in pregnancy by inducing changes in the gut microbiota and could have influence on infant's microbiota, which could have important implications for infant development and health.
A pilot study including 50 obese pregnant nulliparous with BMI between 30-35 kg/m2 will, after accepting participation, be randomized to receive daily placebo or probiotics (four capsules of Vivomixx®; total of 450 billion CFU/day) from gestational age 14-20 until delivery. The infants will be followed until 9 months of age. Shortly after birth, tissue composition will be measured in the infants by DEXA-scanning. The women will be monitored by weight, blood-, fecal- and urine samples, diet questionnaires and hospital record review. Vivomixx® is a probiotic mixture of 8 probiotic strains, (Bifidobacterium breve, Bifidobacterium longum, Bifidobacterium infantis, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus paracasei, Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus).
This is the first pilot study in which the probiotic Vivomixx® are added in a randomized fashion to the standard of care in obese pregnant women. 50 pregnant women are planned to be included. The aim of this group size is to clarify the feasibility, compliance and to estimate parameters such as the standard deviation which will be used in a sample size calculation for a full-scale trial.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Phase 4
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Copenhagen
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Hvidovre, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2650
- Hvidovre University Hospital
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- BMI ≥ 30 and ≤35 kg/m2- calculated from pre-pregnancy weight
- Primiparous singleton pregnancy
- Able to read and speak Danish
- Normal ultrasound scan of the fetus at gestational age 12-14
- Oral glucose tolerance test at gestational age 14-20
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnancy at > 20 weeks gestation at recruitment
- Pre-gestational diabetes or other serious diseases
- Multiple pregnancy
- Previous bariatric surgery
- Ingestion of probiotics < 1 month before the inclusion or ingestion of other kinds of probiotics than the study probiotics
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Prevention
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Quadruple
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Vivomixx®
Bifidobacterium breve, Bifidobacterium longum, Bifidobacterium infantis, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus paracasei, Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus
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probiotics intake (four capsules of Vivomixx®; total of 450 billion CFU/day) from gestational age 14-20 until delivery
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Placebo Comparator: Placebo
microcrytalline cellulose, magnesium stearate and silicon dioxide.
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Four capsules/day from gestational age 14-20 until delivery.
The placebo capsule contains microcrytalline cellulose, magnesium stearate and silicon dioxide.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Gestational weight gain
Time Frame: week 36-37 of pregnancy
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weight at gestational age 36-37-weeks minus self-reported pre-pregnancy weight
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week 36-37 of pregnancy
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Change in glucose levels (Oral glucose tolerance test)
Time Frame: baseline (week 14-20) and 27-30 of pregnancy
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baseline (week 14-20) and 27-30 of pregnancy
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Change in fecal microbiota
Time Frame: baseline (week 14-20) and week 36-37 of pregnancy
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baseline (week 14-20) and week 36-37 of pregnancy
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Amount of fat tissue in the newborn infant
Time Frame: at birth
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examined by a DEXA-scanning
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at birth
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Change in HbA1c
Time Frame: baseline (week 14-20) and week 36-37 of pregnancy
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baseline (week 14-20) and week 36-37 of pregnancy
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Andreas M Petersen, MD, PhD, Hvidovre University Hospital
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
- Halkjaer SI, de Knegt VE, Lo B, Nilas L, Cortes D, Pedersen AE, Mirsepasi-Lauridsen HC, Andersen LO, Nielsen HV, Stensvold CR, Johannesen TB, Kallemose T, Krogfelt KA, Petersen AM. Multistrain Probiotic Increases the Gut Microbiota Diversity in Obese Pregnant Women: Results from a Randomized, Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Study. Curr Dev Nutr. 2020 May 27;4(7):nzaa095. doi: 10.1093/cdn/nzaa095. eCollection 2020 Jul.
- Halkjaer SI, Nilas L, Carlsen EM, Cortes D, Halldorsson TI, Olsen SF, Pedersen AE, Krogfelt KA, Petersen AM. Effects of probiotics (Vivomixx(R)) in obese pregnant women and their newborn: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2016 Oct 11;17(1):491. doi: 10.1186/s13063-016-1617-5.
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Estimate)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- H-2-2014-076
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