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NCT Number: NCT07529119

Effect of Consuming a Mango and Chia-based Beverage on Modulating the Intestinal Microbiota in Obese Children

This randomized clinical trial evaluates the effect of a mango and chia-based beverage on gut microbiota modulation in 100 Paraguayan children aged 8-16 years with obesity. Participants will consume the intervention beverage for 6 weeks. Fecal samples will be collected before and after each intervention to analyze microbiota composition using 16S rRNA sequencing. This study aims to characterize the gut microbiota of Paraguayan children for the first time and assess whether this functional beverage can positively modulate intestinal bacteria as a potential strategy to address childhood obesity, which affects 1 in 3 school-age children in Paraguay.

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Key information

Conditions

Microbiota

Age range

8 year–16 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

UNCA

Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Julieta Mendez

CONTACT

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

100 children aged 8-16 years from Paraguay, stratified by BMI (with/without excess weight).

Exclusion criteria

Allergyc to mango or chia

Treatment and study plan

Mango juice

Other

Mango juice drink for 6 weeks 200 ml daily, 5 days a week

Mango and chia juice

Other

Mango and chia juice drink for 6 weeks, 200 ml daily 5 days a week

Primary outcomes

  1. Microbiota

    Time frame: Baseline and after 4 weeks

    Gut microbiota composition analysis (16S rRNA sequencing)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Anthropometric measurements

    Time frame: Baseline and after 4 weeks

    Measure of weight

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Julieta Mendez, Msc

CONTACT

[email protected]

595985300046

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Universidad Nacional de Caaguazu

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Apr 14, 2026
Registry last updated
Apr 14, 2026

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