NCT04077034

Brief Summary

Healthy preschool children will be recruited, gastrointestinal infection and respiratory infection symptoms will be followed during the 8-week treatment and 4-week follow-up period, to evaluate the effect of the used probiotic formula on immune system in comparison to the group using placebo.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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

Enrollment
102

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Apr 2019

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

5 active sites

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

April 2, 2019

Completed
4 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

August 12, 2019

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

August 12, 2019

Completed
14 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

August 26, 2019

Completed
9 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

September 4, 2019

Completed
Last Updated

September 4, 2019

Status Verified

August 1, 2019

Enrollment Period

4 months

First QC Date

August 26, 2019

Last Update Submit

August 30, 2019

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

  • The incidence of gastrointestinal and/or respiratory infections for experimental group compared to control group

    Number of participants with at least one occurrence of gastrointestinal and/or respiratory infections during 12-week study period in the experimental group compared to control group.

    12-week study period (consisting of 8-week treatment plus 4-week follow-up)

  • The incidence of adverse events occuring in the experimental group compared to control group

    Number of participants with treatment related adverse events during 12-week study period for both, experimental and control group.

    12-week study period (consisting of 8-week treatment plus 4-week follow-up)

Study Arms (2)

Experimental group

EXPERIMENTAL

Probiotic DE111®

Dietary Supplement: Probiotic Formula Bacillus subtilis DE111®

Control group

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Placebo

Dietary Supplement: Placebo comparator

Interventions

Probiotic Formula Bacillus subtilis DE111®, 1 billion colony forming units (CFU) per day for 8 weeks

Experimental group
Placebo comparatorDIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo comparator, once a day for 8 weeks

Control group

Eligibility Criteria

Age2 Years - 6 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsChild (0-17)

You may qualify if:

  • signed informed consent by at least one parent or legal guardian
  • children aged 2 to 6 years
  • attending or about to start attending day-care

You may not qualify if:

  • body weight at birth \<2500g
  • gestational age \<37 weeks
  • severe chronic illness
  • regular use of medication
  • immunodeficiency
  • parent or legal guardian not able to understand and comply with requirements of the study

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (5)

Health center Laško

Laško, 3270, Slovenia

Location

Pediatrija Krebs

Maribor, 2000, Slovenia

Location

Pediatrinja d.o.o.

Maribor, 2000, Slovenia

Location

Zasebna otroska in solska ambulanta

Maribor, 2230, Slovenia

Location

Health Center Nova Gorica

Šempeter pri Gorici, 5290, Slovenia

Location

Study Officials

  • Lilijana Kocijancic Besednjak, MD, PhD

    Health Center Nova Gorica

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
TRIPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE CARE
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

August 26, 2019

First Posted

September 4, 2019

Study Start

April 2, 2019

Primary Completion

August 12, 2019

Study Completion

August 12, 2019

Last Updated

September 4, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-08

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations