Comparing Single Versus Repeat NMT on the Diversity of the Neonatal Nasal Microbiome

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 1
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age0-60
SponsorJohns Hopkins University

About this trial

This study aims to determine whether a parent-to-child nasal microbiota transplant (NMT) can seed and engraft parental organisms into the neonatal microbiome and increase the neonatal microbiome diversity.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Neonate has anticipated NICU length of stay > 7 days

Neonate ≥25 weeks gestation

At least one parent/adult provider not colonized with S. aureus (as determined by baseline screening)

Neonate is not colonized with S. aureus on baseline screening

Disqualifiers

Neonate has had a prior clinical or surveillance culture grow S. aureus

Neonate is a ward of the State

Neonate with antenatal suspicion for immunodeficiency (e.g. sibling with known immunodeficiency, genetic syndrome with known associated immunodeficiency)

Neonate cannot have nasal swabs collected (due to anatomic or other clinical intervention, including nasal packing)

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Nasal Microbiota Transplant (NMT)
  • Placebo

Treatment groups

175 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators