🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2026-04-01

Maternal & Offspring Microbiome Study (NCT05123612)

Effects of Fermented & Fiber-rich Foods on Maternal & Offspring Microbiome Study

🔵 Active, Not Recruiting Observational / Diagnostic 🧠 Behavioral & Psychological Program Sponsor: Stanford University

🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)

The purpose of the study is to learn how different dietary interventions affect microbiota diversity in pregnant women and the transmission of microbiota to their infants during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.

Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (5 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (32 items).

Location: Stanford University — Stanford, California

Age range: 18 Years to 50 Years

🧪 Interventions in This Study

  • Fiber (BEHAVIORAL)
  • Fermented Foods (BEHAVIORAL)

📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener

Instant Checklist

Check every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).

Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:

  • Exclusion Criteria:
  • Pre-pregnancy BMI greater than 40
  • Blood pressure SBP: \> 160 mmHg -OR- DBP: \> 90 mmHg
  • Kidney disease
  • Liver disease
  • Anemia
  • Symptomatic gallstones
  • History of bariatric surgery
  • Acute disease at time of enrollment (i.e. flu or gastroenteritis). May delay sampling until subject recovers.
  • Chronic, clinically significant, unstable (unresolved, requiring on-going changes to medical management or medication) pulmonary, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, hepatic or renal functional abnormality, as determined by medical history
  • History of active uncontrolled gastrointestinal disorders or diseases including:
  • Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) including ulcerative colitis (mild-moderate-severe), Crohn's disease (mild-moderate-severe), or indeterminate colitis;

🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.

📍 All Participating Trial Locations (1 Sites)

  • Stanford University — Stanford, California

💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights

  • 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
  • Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
  • Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.

💡 How to Participate

  1. Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
  2. Review the official NIH record below to find the coordinating site.
  3. Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
  4. Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.
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