Impact of Maternal COVID-19 Disease on Breast Milk and Infant Health (MilkCorona)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04768244 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : February 24, 2021
Last Update Posted : March 29, 2022
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment |
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Covid19 | Other: maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection |
Study Type : | Observational |
Estimated Enrollment : | 100 participants |
Observational Model: | Case-Control |
Time Perspective: | Prospective |
Official Title: | Impact of Maternal SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Vaccination on Breast Milk Antibodies, Milk Bioactive Compounds and Maternal-child Health (MilkCORONA) |
Actual Study Start Date : | April 1, 2020 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | December 2022 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | December 2022 |

Group/Cohort | Intervention/treatment |
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COVID19
- Women with SARS-CoV-2 infections
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Other: maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection
positive PCR in nasopharinx and/or presence of antibodies in serum |
- SARS-CoV-2 RNA [ Time Frame: 1 month ]levels of viral RNA from SARS-CoV-2 in breast milk
- breast milk immune [ Time Frame: 1st year ]interleukines, cytokines and growth factors, immunoglobulins
- breast milk microbiota [ Time Frame: 1st year ]microbiota composition and diversity
- breast milk metabolite [ Time Frame: 1st year ]metabolite profile
- infant microbiota [ Time Frame: 1st year ]infant microbiota profile
- infant growth and development [ Time Frame: 1st year ]z-scores growth curves

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 45 Years (Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Female |
Gender Based Eligibility: | Yes |
Gender Eligibility Description: | Pregnant women at the end of the pregnancy and also, lactating women |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Inclusion Criteria:
- pregnant or nursing women with positive PCR for SARS-CoV-2 in nasopharynge and/or presence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in serum determined in hospitals
Exclusion Criteria:
- aggravation of symptomatology requiring specific treatment and/or hospitalization

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04768244
Spain | |
Fundacion Investigacion Sanitaria INCLIVA | Recruiting |
Valencia, Spain | |
Contact: Cecilia Martinez-Costa, MD, PhD +34 961973913 Cecilia.Martinez@uv.es | |
Hospital Universitario y Politecnico la Fe | Enrolling by invitation |
Valencia, Spain |
Responsible Party: | Maria Carmen Collado, PhD, Research Scientist, Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology, National Research Council |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04768244 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
covid1 |
First Posted: | February 24, 2021 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | March 29, 2022 |
Last Verified: | March 2022 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Breast milk Microbiota Sars-CoV-2 |
metabolites immune compounds infant growth and development |
COVID-19 Pneumonia, Viral Pneumonia Respiratory Tract Infections Infections Virus Diseases |
Coronavirus Infections Coronaviridae Infections Nidovirales Infections RNA Virus Infections Lung Diseases Respiratory Tract Diseases |