Lactobacillus Reuteri DSM 17938 and Prevention of Respiratory and Gastrointestinal Infections in Mexican Infants

NCT01249911 | Unknown Phase 3 DMC

• 1 other identifier: LreuteriMexico
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 269
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Randomized, doble blind, clinical, controlled trial aimed to investigate the role of Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938 in the prevention of gastrointestinal and respiratory tract infections in mexican children who attend day care centers. Primary Outcome: The primary outcome will be "days with diarrhoea". Secondary Outcomes: a) Days with respiratory tract infections (RTI); b) Days of absences from day care centre; c) Days of antibiotic use; d) Days of medical office visits or emergency visits; and e) Direct and Indirect costs. Methods: Prospective, randomized, double blind, placebo controlled trial to realize in 260 healthy term infants, born at term (≥36 weeks of gestation), 6 to 36 months old, who will be recruit from Child Care Centers in Mexico and randomly allocated to receive either 1 x 108 colony-forming units of Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938 or placebo, each day for 12 weeks, follow up for other additionally 12 weeks of observation. Days with respiratory tract infections (RTI); days of absences from day care centre; days of antibiotic use; days of medical office visits or emergency visits; and direct and Indirect costs will be compare between groups using bi-variate, multiple lineal regression analysis and cost-effectiveness analysis

Conditions

Healthy Infants

Keywords

Infants

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• days with diarrhoea

  Diarrhoea is defined as 3 or more loose or watery stools within 24 hours with or without vomiting. Days with diarrhoea is defined as the total amount of days with diarrhoea since the beginning of the study products administration until the last visit occurs. If liquid or loose stools is present a notification shall be made to the principal investigator.

  January 2011 to June 2011

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• Days with respiratory tract infections (RTI)

  January 2011 to June 2011

• Days of absences from day care centre

  January 2011 to June 2011

• Days of antibiotic use

  January 2011 to June 2011

• Days of medical office visits or emergency visits

  January 2011 to June 2011

• Direct and Indirect costs

  January 2011 to June 2011

Study Arms (2)

Lreuteri

EXPERIMENTAL

Group of 130 infants allocated to receive L. reuteri DSM 17938 will be given at a dose of 5 drops containing 1x108 colony-forming units (CFU) once time per day in an oil formulation delivered from a drop bottle. In the active study product, freeze-dried L. reuteri is suspended in a mixture of pharmaceutical grade medium chain triglycerides and sunflower oil together with pharmaceutical grade silicon dioxide to give the product the correct rheological properties.

Dietary Supplement: Lreuteri

Placebo

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

The placebo consists of an identical formulation except that the L. reuteri is not present

Other: Placebo

Interventions

Lreuteri DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

L. reuteri DSM 17938 will be given at a dose of 5 drops containing 1x108 colony-forming units (CFU) once time per day in an oil formulation delivered from a drop bottle. In the active study product, freeze-dried L. reuteri is suspended in a mixture of pharmaceutical grade medium chain triglycerides and sunflower oil together with pharmaceutical grade silicon dioxide to give the product the correct rheological properties.

Lreuteri

Placebo OTHER

The placebo consists of an identical formulation except that the L. reuteri is not present

Placebo

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 6 Months - 36 Months
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Healthy infants
• Born at term (≥36 weeks of gestation)
• Any gender
• to 36 months old
• Same socioeconomic background
• Written informed consent from parents or legal guardians

You may not qualify if:

• Birth weight \<2500 g
• Congenital anomalies
• Chronic diseases
• Failure to thrive
• Allergy or atopic disease
• Recent (within the preceding 4 weeks) exposure to probiotics, prebiotics, or antibiotics.
• Concurrent participation in other clinical trials

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Institute of Pediatrics, Mexico: lead

Related Publications (15)

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  PMID: 24639271 DERIVED

Study Officials

• Pedro Gutierrez-Castrellon, MD, MSc, DSc

  National Insitute of Pediatrics, Mexico

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Gabriel Lopez Velazquez, PhD

  National Institute of Pediatrics, Mexico

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Central Study Contacts

Pedro Gutierrez-Castrellon, MD, MSc, DSc

CONTACT

+525510840906; pedrogtzca@prodigy.net.mx

Gabriel Lopez-Velazquez, PhD

CONTACT

+525510840900; glv_1999@yahoo.com

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 3
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: QUADRUPLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER GOV

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 28, 2010
• First Posted: November 30, 2010
• Study Start: January 1, 2011
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2011
• Study Completion: June 1, 2011
• Last Updated: November 30, 2010

Record last verified: 2010-11