NCT04266106

Brief Summary

This prospective randomized trial is designed to test a pragmatic simple intervention in a community hospital. The trial will test the hypothesis whether patient recovery after a major elective abdominal operation can be improved and/or accelerated with postoperative use of probiotics.

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

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

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
300

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for phase_3

Timeline
Completed

Started Feb 2020

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

February 1, 2020

Completed
9 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

February 10, 2020

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

February 12, 2020

Completed
1.3 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

June 1, 2021

Completed
4 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

October 1, 2021

Completed
Last Updated

February 13, 2020

Status Verified

February 1, 2020

Enrollment Period

1.3 years

First QC Date

February 10, 2020

Last Update Submit

February 11, 2020

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Quality of Life

    Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy (FACT) G7 score: higher value corresponds with better QoL, range 0-28 points

    up to 2 months

Study Arms (2)

Placebo Comparator

PLACEBO COMPARATOR
Drug: Placebo

probiotic

EXPERIMENTAL
Drug: SuperBio probiotic

Interventions

One capsule po BID for 28 days

probiotic

One capsule po BID for 28 days

Placebo Comparator

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

  • Adults aged ≥18 years undergoing elective major abdominal operation
  • Functional GI tract expected after operation

You may not qualify if:

  • Current episode of acute necrotizing pancreatitis as defined by surgeon
  • Palliative decompressive GI tube
  • Life expectancy ≤ 6 months
  • Systemic immune-mediated disease active requiring systemic therapy:
  • Prednisone ≥20 mg QD
  • IV immunoglobulins
  • Anti-rejection medication
  • Presence of functional transplanted organ
  • Systemic collagen-related disease treated with immunomodulating agents, including rheumatoid arthritis, SLE, scleroderma, etc.
  • Topical chemotherapy or corticosteroids, and chemotherapy applied during operation are allowed
  • Patient taking probiotics, synbiotics, or cobiotics as part of their lifestyle
  • Need for full systemic anticoagulation postoperatively.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center

Des Moines, Iowa, 50314, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Franko J, Raman S, Krishnan N, Frankova D, Tee MC, Brahmbhatt R, Goldman CD, Weigel RJ. Randomized Trial of Perioperative Probiotics Among Patients Undergoing Major Abdominal Operation. J Am Coll Surg. 2019 Dec;229(6):533-540.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2019.09.002. Epub 2019 Sep 25.

    PMID: 31562911BACKGROUND

Study Officials

  • Jan Franko

    MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 3
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE CARE
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Model Details: Parallel Assignment
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Chair of Surgical Oncology

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

February 10, 2020

First Posted

February 12, 2020

Study Start

February 1, 2020

Primary Completion

June 1, 2021

Study Completion

October 1, 2021

Last Updated

February 13, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-02

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

No sharing

Locations