Orall Administered Probiotics to Improve the Quality of the Vaginal Flora of Women With Breast Cancer and Chemotherapy.

NCT ID: NCT01723592

Last Updated: 2017-06-06

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

27 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-10-31

Study Completion Date

2016-10-31

Brief Summary

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The aim of this study is the improvement of the vaginal flora by at least two grades of the Nugent scale after application of oral probiotics.

Detailed Description

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The aim of this study is the improvement of the vaginal flora by at least two grades of the Nugent scale. Improvement of Nugent scores should be considered the primary end point of the study. The outcome of the study would be considered positive if significantly more women in the verum cohort achieve such improvement than in the placebo cohort.

Conditions

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Breast Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Placebo

30 participants in this group receive a oral lactose placebo

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Oral lactose placebo

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo

Probiotics

30 participants in this group receiving oral probiotic capsules for 7 days twice daily containing four lyophilised Lactobacillus strains belonging to the species:

L.rhamnosus/ LbV96 (DSM 22560)

L.jensenii /LbV 116 (DSM 22567)

L.crispatus/ Lbv88 (DSM 22566)

L.gasseri /LbV 150N (DSM 22583)

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Probiotics

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Probiotics oral probiotic capsules for 7 days twice daily containing four lyophilised Lactobacillus strains,L.rhamnosus/ LbV96 (DSM 22560),L.jensenii /LbV 116 (DSM 22567),L.crispatus/ Lbv88 (DSM 22566),L.gasseri /LbV 150N (DSM 22583)

Interventions

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Probiotics

Probiotics oral probiotic capsules for 7 days twice daily containing four lyophilised Lactobacillus strains,L.rhamnosus/ LbV96 (DSM 22560),L.jensenii /LbV 116 (DSM 22567),L.crispatus/ Lbv88 (DSM 22566),L.gasseri /LbV 150N (DSM 22583)

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Oral lactose placebo

Placebo

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Other Intervention Names

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L.rhamnosus/ LbV96 (DSM 22560) L.jensenii /LbV 116 (DSM 22567) L.crispatus/ Lbv88 (DSM 22566) L.gasseri /LbV 150N (DSM 22583)

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Only women with breast cancer and neoadjuvant / adjuvant chemotherapy, at least 4 weeks postoperative, without vaginal bleeding without abnormal vaginal discharge, Only women with Nugent scores between 4 and 6

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with diarrhoea, constipation, vaginal or urinary tract infection requiring antibacterial treatment and women receiving antibiotic therapy in the previous 4 weeks.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

45 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Medical University of Vienna

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Associate Prof. Ljubomir Petricevic MD

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Herbert Kiss, MD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Medical University of Vienna, Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Locations

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Medical University of Vienna - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Vienna, , Austria

Site Status

Countries

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Austria

Other Identifiers

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MUW EK 1417/2012

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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