ENterogermina® (Bacillus Clausii) In the manaGeMent of diarrheA in Children

NCT ID: NCT00457353

Last Updated: 2009-01-21

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

264 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-03-31

Brief Summary

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Primary:

* To demonstrate the efficacy of Enterogermina® in reducing the duration of acute diarrhea in children

Secondary:

* To evaluate the safety of Enterogermina® in acute diarrhea in Indian children

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Gastroenteritis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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1

Administration of oral rehydration therapy with Bacillus clausii probiotic strain (1 vial twice daily, each vial containing 2 billion spores of Bacillus clausii)

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Bacillus Clausii

Intervention Type DRUG

For 5 days

2

Administration of Oral rehydration therapy

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Oral rehydration therapy

Intervention Type OTHER

For 5 days

Interventions

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Bacillus Clausii

For 5 days

Intervention Type DRUG

Oral rehydration therapy

For 5 days

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Non hospitalised infants and children attending clinic/outpatients with acute diarrhea (\>3 liquid or watery stools occurring in a 24-hour period) of less than 48 hours duration

Exclusion Criteria

* History of presence of blood, pus, or mucus in stools
* Severe dehydration (World Health Organization criteria)
* Severely malnourished patients
* Treatment with antibiotics, probiotics, or prebiotics within a period of 2 weeks before enrolment
* History of conditions known to producing immunodeficiency (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, other congenital immunodeficiency syndrome, drug therapy with steroids, anticancer drugs etc)
* Known hypersensitivity to Bacillus clausii or other probiotics.

The above information is not intended to contain all considerations relevant to a patient's potential participation in a clinical trial.
Minimum Eligible Age

6 Months

Maximum Eligible Age

5 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Sanofi

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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sanofi-aventis

Principal Investigators

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Shah Pratik

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Sanofi

Locations

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Sanofi-Aventis

Mumbai, , India

Site Status

Countries

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India

Other Identifiers

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ENTER_L_01486

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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