U.S., March 6 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT06858046) titled 'Health Impacts of Street Vended Fruits' on Feb. 23.
Brief Summary: This study will employ a non-randomized controlled intervention design to evaluate the health impacts of consuming fresh-cut street-vended fruits, focusing on microbial contamination and gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms. A total of 300 participants will be recruited and divided into treatment (consuming guava, pineapple, or watermelon) and control groups (no fruit consumption). Fruit samples will be analyzed for microbial contamination, including S. aureus and E. coli, using standard microbiological and molecular techniques. Data on GI symptoms will be collected throug...