Status:

RECRUITING

Study of Gut Microbiota Diversity in Children Aged 1-3 Years on Prolonged Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Grade 3 or Higher Vesicoureteral Reflux Compared With 2 Age-matched Control Groups

Lead Sponsor:

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes

Conditions:

Vesicoureteral Reflux 3

Eligibility:

All Genders

1-3 years

Brief Summary

Urinary tract infections are very common in pediatrics. Urinary antibiotic prophylaxis is commonly used in children with malformative uropathies. Long-term, low-dose antibiotic prophylaxis with trimet...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • The patient must be a member or beneficiary of a health insurance plan
  • Patient with no objection to participation in the study from the parent or guardian
  • Child with a diversified diet.
  • o Specific inclusion criteria for group 1 (cases):
  • Child with grade 3 or higher vesicoureteral reflux.
  • Child on trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole therapy for at least 5 months.
  • o Specific inclusion criteria for group 2 (controls):
  • Child with uropathy and without long-term trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole treatment.
  • o Specific inclusion criteria for group 3 (healthy controls):
  • Child without uropathy or long-term trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole treatment.

Exclusion

  • Chronic digestive pathology
  • Acute gastroenteritis or infectious colitis within last 15 days.
  • Curative antibiotic therapy taken less than one month ago.
  • Chronic inflammatory bowel disease or other localizations
  • Congenital or acquired immune deficiency (current treatment with methotrexate, biotherapies, immunosuppressants)
  • Patient participating in a category 1 trial likely to modify the intestinal microbiota.
  • Patient in an exclusion period determined by another study.
  • Patient under court protection, guardianship or curatorship.
  • Patient for whom it is impossible to give informed information to person with parental authority.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2017

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

November 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

150 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05319067

Start Date

May 1 2017

End Date

November 1 2026

Last Update

November 17 2025

Active Locations (2)

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CHU de Montpellier

Montpellier, France

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CHU de Nîmes

Nîmes, France

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