TEDDY: Spores of Bacillus Clausii in Acute Diarrhoea in Children

NCT ID: NCT00265369

Last Updated: 2011-01-11

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

420 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2004-05-31

Brief Summary

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Primary objective:

* To demonstrate the efficacy of a Bacillus clausii probiotic strain compared to placebo in children suffering from acute diarrhoea and treated for 7 days.

Secondary objective:

* To evaluate the clinical safety of the Bacillus clausii probiotic strain versus placebo.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Diarrhea

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Interventions

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Spores of Bacillus Clausii Probiotic Strain

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Infants or Children

* Non hospitalized infants or children
* With acute diarrhea evident for less than 48 hours
* Having had three or more watery stools during the preceding 24 hours

Exclusion Criteria

Infants or Children

* With blood stools
* Having been treated with antibiotics or probiotics within the two weeks before the enrollment
* Suffering from dehydration defined by a weight loss of at least 5% or by the presence of a skin fold
* With an history of seizures
* With immunosuppressive conditions
* With a current status requiring an antibiotic treatment
* Suffering from a chronic disease including chronic diarrhea whatever the origin
* Having received before inclusion one of the following treatments:

* Probiotics
* Prebiotics
* Drugs with adsorbing properties
* Drugs that modify intestinal secretion like bismuth subsalicylate, acetorphan
* Drugs that modify intestinal motility (opiates such as loperamide, atropine and other cholinergic agents).
* Having participated in another clinical trial in the last 3 months prior to the start of the study
Minimum Eligible Age

6 Months

Maximum Eligible Age

36 Months

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Sanofi

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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Gilles Perdriset, MD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Sanofi

Locations

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Sanofi-Aventis

Brussels, , Belgium

Site Status

Sanofi-Aventis

Paris, , France

Site Status

Countries

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Belgium France

Other Identifiers

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C_9240

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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