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PesticidePESTIMICOBLAITNCT03969459

Impact of Exposure to Persistent Organic Pollutants During Pregnancy on the Composition of Breast Milk and Consequences on the Newborn

An observational study of Pesticide and Breast Milk, run by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens at 1 site in France.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Epidemiological studies link early exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) with health consequences in the newborn. Experimental studies have shown the impact of POPs on the gut microbiota. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 1 to 1 day
Conditions the study is for
Pesticide, Breast Milk, Pollution; Exposure
What is being tested?
breast milk collection, meconium collection and newborn feces collection
How many people
88 participants
Where
1 siteFrance
Study dates
28 May 2019to 28 Feb 2023
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 1 to 1 day
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child

Study population: 100 mother-child pairs will be included in this project Newborn were born before 33 weeks of amenorrhea or at term born at least 37 weeks of amenorrhea. mother are aged of 18 to 42 years old at the time of inclusion

Who may be able to join

  • newborn born before 33 weeks of amenorrhea or at term born at least 37 weeks of amenorrhea
  • mother aged of 18 to 42 years old at the time of inclusion
  • mother not deprived of parental rights
  • signed concerned consent
  • mother having lived for at least 6 months in the Picardie subregion

Who cannot join

  • newborn whose term of birth is between 33 and 37 weeks of amenorrhea
  • mother minor or aged over 42 years
  • mother deprived of her parental rights

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

France1 site
  • CHU Amiens

    Amiens, 80000

Other trials in France

About this study

Epidemiological studies link early exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) with health consequences in the newborn. Experimental studies have shown the impact of POPs on the gut microbiota. This project aims to characterize the POPs content in breast milk in an exposed population and to evaluate the impact on breast milk composition and intestinal microbiota establishment in the newborn. The health consequences will be evaluated by the clinical follow-up of the newborn.

Read the detailed description

Picardie is a sub-region with a young population and a high birth rate. The highlighting and the characterization of a maternal exhibition and the newborn will make it possible to know the in utero and postnatal exposure to the pesticides, and if necessary, to implement measures of information and prevention adapted to limit it.

The study of pesticide exposure in the periconceptional period, ante and postnatal is crucial because of the vulnerability of this period to the environment and its immediate consequences on the health of the child but also in the long term on the development of chronic pathologies in adulthood. This study will allow us to assess the impact of POPs on the installation of the intestinal microbiota of newborn.

100 mother-child pairs will be included in this project. Samples of 20 mL of breast milk, meconium and stool of newborns will be taken. Gas chromatography or liquid phase analyzes coupled with mass spectrometry will be carried out on breast milk to evaluate the content of persistent organic pollutants and to isolate them. An analysis of the chemical composition of each milk sample will be performed. A bacteriological study for the enumeration of the germs in the mother's milk on the one hand then in the meconium and the saddles of the new-born on the other part will be realized. The DNA of isolated and identified germs will be compared by molecular biology techniques to determine their identity or non-identity within the microbiota of breast milk, meconium and newborn stool. The impact of breast milk contamination by pesticides on the health of newborn will be studied

Being tested
breast milk collection, meconium collection, newborn feces collection, questionary of pesticide exposure of the mother
Keywords
pesticide exposure, persistent organic pollutants, breast milk, meconium, stool, microbiota, newborn

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • breast milk collectionBiological

    3 samples of 20 ml of breast milk will be collected between day 0 and day 4; between day 7 and day 15; and between day 21 and day 30 after childbirth.

  • meconium collectionBiological

    3 samples of 20 ml of meconium milk will be collected between day 0 and day 4; between day 7 and day 15; and between day 21 and day 30 after childbirth.

  • newborn feces collectionBiological

    3 samples of 20 ml of newborn feces will be collected between day 0 and day 4; between day 7 and day 15; and between day 21 and day 30 after childbirth.

  • questionary of pesticide exposure of the motherOther

    maternal questionary of pesticide exposure of the mother

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. measure of quantity of pesticides in mother's milk

    the evaluation of the contamination of the mother's milk by pesticides will be done on 20 ml sample of breast milk.

    Measured: between day 0 and day 4 after childbirth

  2. measure of quantity of pesticides in mother's milk

    the evaluation of the contamination of the mother's milk by pesticides will be done on 20 ml sample of breast milk.

    Measured: between day 7 and day 15 after childbirth

  3. measure of quantity of pesticides in mother's milk

    the evaluation of the contamination of the mother's milk by pesticides will be done on 20 ml sample of breast milk.

    Measured: between day 21 and day 30 after childbirth

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. correlation between measure of quantity of pesticides in mother's milk and microbiota composition in mother's milk

    correlation between pesticides contamination of mother's milk and microbiota composition in mother's milk

    Measured: between day 0 and day 4 after childbirth

  2. correlation between measure of quantity of pesticides in mother's milk and microbiota composition in mother's milk

    correlation between pesticides contamination of mother's milk and microbiota composition in mother's milk

    Measured: between day 7 and day 15 after childbirth

  3. correlation between measure of quantity of pesticides in mother's milk and microbiota composition in mother's milk

    correlation between pesticides contamination of mother's milk and microbiota composition in mother's milk

    Measured: between day 21 and day 30 after childbirth

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted31 May 2019
  2. Study start28 May 2019
  3. Primary completion28 May 2021
  4. Study completion28 Feb 2023

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Case only
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
88 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03969459
Sponsor's protocol ID
PI2017_843_0032
Acronym
PESTIMICOBLAIT
Status last verified
Mar 2023
First submitted
28 May 2019
Last updated
22 Mar 2023
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Pesticide and Breast Milk, run by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens at 1 site in France.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 22 Mar 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in France. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

measure of quantity of pesticides in mother's milk (time frame: between day 0 and day 4 after childbirth). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 22 Mar 2023.

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