Defining the Intestinal Microbiota in Premature Neonates
The Microbiota of the Premature Neonatal Gastrointestinal Tract: Its Development and Relation to Necrotizing Enterocolitis and Bloodstream Infection
研究概览
详细说明
Highly premature infants are susceptible to serious infections such as necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) and late-onset blood stream infections (BSIs).
NEC is a poorly understood, potentially life-threatening bowel disorder. It is thought that bacteria proliferating abnormally in the bowel may play an important part in its cause, but no single pathogen has yet been identified.
BSIs are commonly caused by gut bacteria. As the highly premature gut is fragile and has increased permeability, poor motility and decreased immune defences, localised inflammation caused by abnormal bacterial growth may allow 'bystander' microbes to translocate through the gut into the blood stream leading to systemic infection.
In a small proportion of infants who develop NEC, surgery will be required as part of treatment of the condition. In these infants the investigators will seek consent to collect a small part of the diseased bowel which has been removed. Similar analysis will be performed on these samples. The analysis of the tissue samples will give us an indication of how well the faeces act as a proxy for the intestinal microbiota.
In this ecological study of the evolution of the intestinal microbiota in preterm infants, by comparing samples from babies who develop NEC or late-onset BSI with those of well babies the investigators will be able to look for differences characteristic of the conditions. This information will help aid design of prevention or treatment strategies.
研究类型
注册 (实际的)
联系人和位置
学习地点
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London、英国、W21PG
- Imperial College London
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London、英国
- Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital - NICU
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London、英国
- St. Mary's Hospital - Winnicott Baby Unit
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参与标准
资格标准
适合学习的年龄
接受健康志愿者
有资格学习的性别
取样方法
研究人群
描述
Inclusion Criteria:
- All premature babies born at less than 32 completed weeks gestation who are admitted to an Imperial College NHS Healthcare Trust Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (St. Mary's Hospital or Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea Hospital), and whose parents/guardians have given their consent will be eligible to enter the study.
Exclusion Criteria:
- All babies born at more than 32 completed weeks gestation will be excluded from the study.
学习计划
研究是如何设计的?
设计细节
队列和干预
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Premature babies (<32 weeks)
All premature babies born at less than 32 completed weeks gestation who are admitted to an Imperial College NHS Healthcare Trust Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (St.
Mary's Hospital or Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea Hospital), and whose parents/guardians have given their consent will be eligible to enter the study.
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研究衡量的是什么?
主要结果指标
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The Composition of Bacteria Present, Established by Ultra-deep RNA Gene Sequencing, in Pre-morbid Faecal Samples From Neonates With Necrotizing Enterocolitis and Late-onset Bacterial Sepsis.
大体时间:Maximum of 6 months - serial samples collected from each infant (maximum admission duration 6 months), recruitment opened for 24 months.
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Faecal samples were analysed using 16S rRNA gene sequencing to determine the bacterial content present in faecal samples collected from pre term infants prior to the onset of necrotising enterocolitis. Bacteria were identified and relative proportions reported for each faecal sample analysed. |
Maximum of 6 months - serial samples collected from each infant (maximum admission duration 6 months), recruitment opened for 24 months.
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合作者和调查者
合作者
调查人员
- 首席研究员:J Simon Kroll, MA BM FRCP、Imperial College London
出版物和有用的链接
一般刊物
- Shaw AG, Cornwell E, Sim K, Thrower H, Scott H, Brown JCS, Dixon RA, Kroll JS. Dynamics of toxigenic Clostridium perfringens colonisation in a cohort of prematurely born neonatal infants. BMC Pediatr. 2020 Feb 18;20(1):75. doi: 10.1186/s12887-020-1976-7.
- Sim K, Shaw AG, Randell P, Cox MJ, McClure ZE, Li MS, Haddad M, Langford PR, Cookson WO, Moffatt MF, Kroll JS. Dysbiosis anticipating necrotizing enterocolitis in very premature infants. Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Feb 1;60(3):389-97. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciu822. Epub 2014 Oct 23. Erratum In: Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Jun 15;60(12):1879.
研究记录日期
研究主要日期
学习开始 (实际的)
初级完成 (实际的)
研究完成 (实际的)
研究注册日期
首次提交
首先提交符合 QC 标准的
首次发布 (估计)
研究记录更新
最后更新发布 (实际的)
上次提交的符合 QC 标准的更新
最后验证
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