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LucKI Gut Study

LucKI Gut Study

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Start Year
2017
Funding
JPI HDHL Intestinal Microbiomics
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Members

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Investigators Contacts
  • Prof. John Penders
    Maastricht University
  • Dr. Monique Mommers
    Maastricht University
  • Dr. Niels van Best
    Maastricht University

Design

Study design
Cohort
Follow Up
yes, ongoing, 1.5 years, completed

Recruitment

Sources of Recruitment
  • Individuals

Number of participants

Number of participants
149
Number of participants with biosamples
Supplementary Information
83 M 61 F

Timeline

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Selection Criteria
Minimum age
0
Newborns
Twins
Countries
  • Netherlands
International/National/Regional (region name)
Regional (South Limburg, Netherlands)
Ethnic Origin
Health Status
Other criteria
Aterm birth (>= 37 weeks)

Recruitment

Sources of recruitment
  • Other : Population-based - expecting parents in Province South Limburg

Number of participants

Number of participants
149
Number of participants with biosamples
149
Data Collection Event
Start Date
2017

Measurements & methods

Dietary intake

yes/no
  • Information collected on habitual food intake collected
  • Information collected on type of diet (vegetarian/vegan/omnivore)
  • Special dietary aspects collected (e.g. supplements, probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics)
Methods
  • FFQ
FFQ
Questionnaire name/set of questions
Set of questions on infant feeding (milk and solids) / set of questions on maternal diet
Type of questionnaire
Semi-quantitative
Administration method
Self-reported
Administration type
Web/computer-based
Number of food items
Age-dependent (35 items at age 9 months)
Reference period
Age-dependent, (for age 11m and 14m: 1 month)
Frequency categories
Infants:continous / mothers: 6 categories
Portion size estimation
Standard portion sizes without aids
Reproducibility
Newly developed

Alcohol consumption

Information collected
Timing of alcohol consumption (1st, 2nd, 3rd trimester of pregnancy or after birth of child)
Questionnaire name/set of questions
1 question
Administration method
Self-reported
Administration type
Paper-based

Tobacco consumption

Information collected
Maternal smoking before, during and after index pregnancy (timing, frequency), paternal smoking (frequency), ETS
Questionnaire name/set of questions
Set of questions
Administration method
Self-reported
Administration type
Web/computer-based

Physical activity

Information collected
Type and duration
Questionnaire name/set of questions
Set of questions
Administration method
Self-reported
Domains covered
Leisure

Anthropometric measurements

Weight/height
Measured

Sociodemographic information

Information collected
Sex, age, residence/country of birth
Questionnaire name/set of questions
Set of questions
Administration method
Self-reported

Medication

Information collected
Not yet collected to date, but informed consent available to extract this information from registry
Questionnaire name/set of questions
Set of questions
Antibiotics
Last treatment and frequency collected
Administration method
Self-reported

Health status

Information collected
Various for mother and father / for infant - atopic and respiratory diseases, infections, GI symptoms/disease, family history of diseases
Questionnaire name/set of questions
Set of questions
Administration method
Self-reported

Biological samples and laboratory measurements

Samples collected
Stool
Number of samples
~ 1,000 (ongoing)

Microbiome

Microbial material
DNA, 16S rDNA (V3-V4)
Number of samples/number of individuals
898
Medium/tissue
Feces
Sampling collection method
Frozen chain maintained during transport
Time spent in room temperature
None
Sequencing platform
Illumina MiSeq
Read length/depth
250/>10,000
Further details
16S rDMA amplicon sequencing
Preservation method
No (frozen at home and transported to Baby Well Clinics using cool transport containers)
Information on type of meal last eaten prior to sample extraction available
no