NCT01810978

Brief Summary

Infants with congenital heart disease have more frequent infections and exposures to antibiotics than healthy infants. The investigators hypothesized that synbiotics may reduce the rate of sepsis and necrotizing enterocolitis in infants with CHD

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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

Enrollment
100

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Oct 2012

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable

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, 2012

Completed
5 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

March 12, 2013

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

March 14, 2013

Completed
18 days until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

April 1, 2013

Completed
1 month until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

May 1, 2013

Completed
Last Updated

May 9, 2013

Status Verified

May 1, 2013

Enrollment Period

6 months

First QC Date

March 12, 2013

Last Update Submit

May 7, 2013

Conditions

Keywords

congenital heart disease, probiotic, prebiotic

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Sepsis

    8 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Necrotizing enterocolitis

    8 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Bifidobacterium lactis plus inulin

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Bifidobacterium lactis plus inulin

Dietary Supplement: Maltodextrin

maltodextrin

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

maltodextrin

Dietary Supplement: Bifidobacterium lactis plus inulin

Interventions

5 billion unit Bifidobacterium lactis plus 900 mg inulin per day will be given

maltodextrin
MaltodextrinDIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

same amount of maltodextrin per day will be given as placebo

Bifidobacterium lactis plus inulin

Eligibility Criteria

Age1 Day - 3 Months
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17)

You may qualify if:

  • Cyanotic congenital heart disease
  • infants \>35 weeks of gestational age
  • Born at or transferred to Sami Ulus CH

You may not qualify if:

  • Congenital anomalies of the intestinal tract

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Sami Ulus CH

Ankara, Ankara, 06120, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (2)

  • Ellis CL, Rutledge JC, Underwood MA. Intestinal microbiota and blue baby syndrome: probiotic therapy for term neonates with cyanotic congenital heart disease. Gut Microbes. 2010 Nov-Dec;1(6):359-66. doi: 10.4161/gmic.1.6.14077.

  • Dilli D, Aydin B, Zenciroglu A, Ozyazici E, Beken S, Okumus N. Treatment outcomes of infants with cyanotic congenital heart disease treated with synbiotics. Pediatrics. 2013 Oct;132(4):e932-8. doi: 10.1542/peds.2013-1262. Epub 2013 Sep 16.

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Heart Defects, Congenital

Interventions

Inulinmaltodextrin

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Cardiovascular AbnormalitiesCardiovascular DiseasesHeart DiseasesCongenital AbnormalitiesCongenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

StarchGlucansBiopolymersPolymersMacromolecular SubstancesDietary CarbohydratesCarbohydratesFructansPolysaccharides

Study Officials

  • Banu Aydın, MD

    MD

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Assoc Prof

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

March 12, 2013

First Posted

March 14, 2013

Study Start

October 1, 2012

Primary Completion

April 1, 2013

Study Completion

May 1, 2013

Last Updated

May 9, 2013

Record last verified: 2013-05

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