NCT00700557

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to know the efficacy of the treatment with probiotics, Lactobacillus casei and Bifidobacterium breve, on clinical evidences and occurence of relapses on antibiotic-associated diarrhea.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
70

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for phase_4

Timeline
Completed

Started Oct 2006

Typical duration for phase_4

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

October 1, 2006

Completed
1.6 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

May 15, 2008

Completed
1 month until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

June 18, 2008

Completed
6 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 1, 2008

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 1, 2008

Completed
Last Updated

August 25, 2009

Status Verified

August 1, 2009

Enrollment Period

2.2 years

First QC Date

May 15, 2008

Last Update Submit

August 24, 2009

Conditions

Keywords

Antibiotic Associated Diarrheaprobioticstreatment

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Reduction of discharge numbers, change the consistency of the feces and occurence of relapses.

    After 24 hours of the intervention started

Study Arms (2)

Probiotics - Lactobacillus casei and Bifidobacterium breve

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Yakult LB® 1 sachet (1g) of Lactobacillus casei and Bifidobacterium breve - 6 x 108 UFC/g on a juice three times a day

Dietary Supplement: Probiotics - Lactobacillus casei and Bifidobacterium breve

maize starch

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

725mg on juice three times a day

Dietary Supplement: Maize starch

Interventions

Experimental group:This group received enteral tube feeding or oral diet plus a juice containing 1 sachet (1g) of probiotics (Lactobacillus casei and Bifidobacterium breve - 6x 108 UFC/g) three times a day.

Probiotics - Lactobacillus casei and Bifidobacterium breve
Maize starchDIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo group: This groups received enteral tube feeding or oral diet plus a juice containing,approximately, 725mg of placebo three times a day.

maize starch

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Hospitalized patients with diarrhea using antibiotic during, at least, 24 hours or had used antibiotic 07 days prior to study entry.

You may not qualify if:

  • Patients with chronic diarrhea, viral diarrhea, critical patients, during or after radio or chemiotherapy treatment,
  • HIV infections,
  • Ulcerative colitis,
  • Crohn´s disease,
  • Hydroelectrolytic disturbance,
  • Small intestine syndrome,
  • Colostomized, jejunostomized
  • Lactose intolerance,
  • Rapid enteral diet infusion (\>120mh/h),
  • Hyperosmolar enteral diet.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Federal University of Uberlândia

Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, 38400-902, Brazil

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Starch

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

GlucansBiopolymersPolymersMacromolecular SubstancesDietary CarbohydratesCarbohydratesPolysaccharides

Study Officials

  • Miguel T Jorge, Medicine

    Federal University of Uberlandia

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 4
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
DOUBLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

May 15, 2008

First Posted

June 18, 2008

Study Start

October 1, 2006

Primary Completion

December 1, 2008

Study Completion

December 1, 2008

Last Updated

August 25, 2009

Record last verified: 2009-08

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