The Use of Probiotics to Evaluate Colonization With Antimicrobial Resistant Bacteria

NCT ID: NCT01551186

Last Updated: 2018-12-17

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

103 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-02-29

Study Completion Date

2013-12-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of bacteria called Lactobacillus GG, a Probiotic, in preventing the growth of resistant bacteria in the digestive tract in patients on a ventilator.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Infectious Disease of Digestive Tract

Keywords

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Probiotics

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Probiotic

Patients randomized to probiotic therapy will receive 1 capsule containing 1010 cells of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG on a twice-daily basis

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

1 capsule containing 10 billion cells of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG on a twice-daily basis

Standard of Care

Patients in the control arm will receive standard care

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG

1 capsule containing 10 billion cells of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG on a twice-daily basis

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Other Intervention Names

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Culturelle

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Adults ≥ 18 years old
* Admission to the Medical ICU
* Expected to be on Mechanical Ventilation through an endotracheal tube for \>48 hours

Exclusion Criteria

* Pregnancy
* Immunosuppression
* Prosthetic valve or vascular graft
* Cardiac trauma
* Pancreatitis
* History of rheumatic fever
* Endocarditis or congenital cardiac abnormality
* Gastroesophageal or intestinal injury or foregut surgery during the current admission
* Oropharyngeal mucosal injury
* Placement of a tracheostomy
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

FED

Sponsor Role collaborator

Washington University School of Medicine

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Victoria J Fraser, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Washington University School of Medicine

Locations

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Washington University School of Medicine

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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American Thoracic Society; Infectious Diseases Society of America. Guidelines for the management of adults with hospital-acquired, ventilator-associated, and healthcare-associated pneumonia. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2005 Feb 15;171(4):388-416. doi: 10.1164/rccm.200405-644ST. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 15699079 (View on PubMed)

Kollef MH. Prevention of hospital-associated pneumonia and ventilator-associated pneumonia. Crit Care Med. 2004 Jun;32(6):1396-405. doi: 10.1097/01.ccm.0000128569.09113.fb.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 15187525 (View on PubMed)

Ruemmele FM, Bier D, Marteau P, Rechkemmer G, Bourdet-Sicard R, Walker WA, Goulet O. Clinical evidence for immunomodulatory effects of probiotic bacteria. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2009 Feb;48(2):126-41. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e31817d80ca.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 19179874 (View on PubMed)

de Smet AM, Hopmans TE, Minderhoud AL, Blok HE, Gossink-Franssen A, Bernards AT, Bonten MJ. Decontamination of the digestive tract and oropharynx: hospital acquired infections after discharge from the intensive care unit. Intensive Care Med. 2009 Sep;35(9):1609-13. doi: 10.1007/s00134-009-1554-9. Epub 2009 Jun 24.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 19551370 (View on PubMed)

Oostdijk EA, de Smet AM, Blok HE, Thieme Groen ES, van Asselt GJ, Benus RF, Bernards SA, Frenay IH, Jansz AR, de Jongh BM, Kaan JA, Leverstein-van Hall MA, Mascini EM, Pauw W, Sturm PD, Thijsen SF, Kluytmans JA, Bonten MJ. Ecological effects of selective decontamination on resistant gram-negative bacterial colonization. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2010 Mar 1;181(5):452-7. doi: 10.1164/rccm.200908-1210OC. Epub 2009 Dec 3.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 19965807 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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1U54CK000162

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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201106182

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id