Improving gut health and growth in early life: a protocol for an individually randomised, two-arm, open-label, controlled trial of a synbiotic in infants in Kaffrine District, Senegal

• Benjamin Momo Kadia,
• Stephen J Allen,
• Babacar Faye,
• Doudou Sow,
• Marietou Khouma,
• Anouschka S Ramsteijn,
• Beatriz Calvo-Urbano,
• Modou L Jobarteh,
• Elaine Ferguson,
• Paul Haggarty,
• Joanne P Webster,
• Alan W Walker,
• Claire Heffernan

Affiliations

Benjamin Momo Kadia

Department of Clinical Sciences, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK

Stephen J Allen

Department of Clinical Sciences, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK

Babacar Faye

Department of Parasitology-Mycology, Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar, Dakar, Senegal

Doudou Sow

Service de Parasitologie-Mycologie, UFR Sciences de la Santé, Université Gaston Berger, Saint Louis, Sénégal

Marietou Khouma

Service de Parasitologie-Mycologie, Faculté de Médecine, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Senegal

Anouschka S Ramsteijn

Rowett Institute, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK

Beatriz Calvo-Urbano

Department of Pathobiology and Population Sciences, University of London, London, UK

Modou L Jobarteh

Department of Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK

Elaine Ferguson

Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK

Paul Haggarty

University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK

Joanne P Webster

Department of Pathobiology and Population Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, University of London, London, UK

Alan W Walker

Rowett Institute, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK

Claire Heffernan

Department of Pathobiology and Population Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, University of London, London, UK