PapersPMID:40804702
Effects of fructo-oligosaccharides on genitourinary tract infections and birth outcomes in pregnant women: a randomized controlled trial in Bangladesh.
- findings
- 2
- compound
- 1
- endpoints
- 2
- Study, every finding
- RCT
- Dose studied, every finding
- 6 g/day dissolved in 100 ml of an isotonic drink, 6 days per week for 6 months up to childbirth
No finding here moved its endpoint.
What did not
How to read these marks →“There were no differences in the mean birth weight, length, or mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) of the babies born to the mothers receiving FOS or placebo.”
- Population
- Pregnant women in early pregnancy (6 to 12 weeks) in peri-urban Bangladesh, birth weight of newborns; both arms drank Pocari Sweat
“Low birth weight was observed with a lower frequency in the FOS group than in the placebo group with no statistical difference (15.6% vs. 19.5%, p = 0.650).”
- Population
- Pregnant women in early pregnancy (6 to 12 weeks) in peri-urban Bangladesh, newborns with birth weight under 2,500 g; both arms drank Pocari Sweat
Study record
- Design
- randomised controlled trial
- Species
- human
- Population
- Pregnant women (6-12 weeks gestation, aged 18-35 years) in a peri-urban community near Dhaka, Bangladesh, and their newborns; FOS (Meioligo-P) in an isotonic drink
- Participants
- 210
- Comparator
- placebo
- Duration
- 183 days
- Endpoints measured
- 32