U.S., Oct. 7 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07207434) titled 'Maternal Probiotic Intervention to Improve Gut Health-Trial II-Pakistan' on Aug. 16.
Brief Summary: Burden: Environmental Enteric Dysfunction (EED) is an enteropathic condition characterised by altered gut permeability, infiltration of immune cells, and changes in villous architecture and cell differentiation. EED is a major reason of malnourishment, poor neurological development, stunting, oral vaccine failure, and infection. It is believed that EED is responsible for 40% of all childhood stunting.
Relevance: This trial aims to investigate the concept that a probiotic or live biotherapeutic product, capable of improving gut microbi...