Impact of Emergency Department Probiotic (LGG) Treatment of Pediatric Gastroenteritis

NCT ID: NCT01773967

Last Updated: 2019-09-06

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2/PHASE3

Total Enrollment

971 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-07-31

Study Completion Date

2018-08-31

Brief Summary

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The investigators will study the efficacy and side effect profile of LGG, a probiotic, in pediatric patients with acute gastroenteritis.

Detailed Description

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Multicenter randomized controlled trial of LGG in patients 3-48 months of age presenting to the Emergency Department with acute gastroenteritis.

Conditions

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Gastroenteritis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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LGG

LGG 10\^10 cfu PO bid x 5 days

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

LGG

Intervention Type DRUG

LGG 10\^10 cfu PO BID X 5 days

Placebo

micro-crystalline cellulose PO bid x 5 days

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

micro-crystalline cellulose

Intervention Type DRUG

1 capsule PO bid x 5 days

Interventions

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LGG

LGG 10\^10 cfu PO BID X 5 days

Intervention Type DRUG

micro-crystalline cellulose

1 capsule PO bid x 5 days

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Lactobacillus GG ATCC 53103 Lactobacillus rhamnosus culturelle placebo micro-crystalline cellulose

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Age 3-48 months (have not yet reached their fourth birthday); AND
2. Presence of 3 or more watery stools within 24 hours of screening; AND
3. Duration of vomiting or diarrhea less than 7 days; AND
4. Symptoms consistent with acute intestinal infectious process.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Presence of an indwelling vascular access line; OR
2. Presence of structural heart disease excluding non-pathological heart murmurs; OR
3. Receiving immunosuppressive therapy or history of immunodeficiency; OR
4. Hematochezia in the preceding 48 hours; OR
5. Chronic gastrointestinal problems (e.g. short gut syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease); OR
6. Patients with known pancreatitis; OR
7. History of abdominal surgery; OR
8. Critically ill patients; OR
9. Family member with an indwelling vascular access line, or on immunosuppressive therapy, or with a known immunodeficiency; OR
10. Bilious emesis; OR
11. Probiotic use (supplement) in the preceding 2 weeks; OR
12. Oral or intravenous steroid use in the preceding six months; OR
13. Previously enrolled in this trial; OR
14. Allergy to lactobacillus or Microcrystalline Cellulose (MCC); OR
15. Allergy to erythromycin, clindamycin, AND betalactam antibiotics (all); OR
16. Not available for daily follow-up while symptomatic; OR
17. Parent/guardian not speaking English or Spanish; OR
18. Under 6 months old AND premature (\<37 weeks).
Minimum Eligible Age

3 Months

Maximum Eligible Age

48 Months

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Columbia University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Northwestern University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of New Mexico

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Children's National Research Institute

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Utah

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Wayne State University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Michigan

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Brown University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of California, Davis

OTHER

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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Kimberly Quayle, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Washington University School of Medicine

Locations

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UC Davis Medical Center

Sacramento, California, United States

Site Status

Children's National Medical Center

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

Site Status

Lurie Children's Hospital

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status

University of Michigan Health System

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Site Status

Children's Hospital of Michigan

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Site Status

St. Louis Children's Hospital

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Site Status

University of New Mexico

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Site Status

Children's Hospital of New York

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

Cincinnati Children's Hospital

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Site Status

Hasbro Children's Hospital

Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Freedman SB, Finkelstein Y, Pang XL, Chui L, Tarr PI, VanBuren JM, Olsen C, Lee BE, Hall-Moore CA, Sapien R, O'Connell K, Levine AC, Poonai N, Roskind C, Schuh S, Rogers A, Bhatt S, Gouin S, Mahajan P, Vance C, Hurley K, Powell EC, Farion KJ, Schnadower D. Pathogen-Specific Effects of Probiotics in Children With Acute Gastroenteritis Seeking Emergency Care: A Randomized Trial. Clin Infect Dis. 2022 Aug 24;75(1):55-64. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciab876.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 34596225 (View on PubMed)

Schnadower D, O'Connell KJ, VanBuren JM, Vance C, Tarr PI, Schuh S, Hurley K, Rogers AJ, Poonai N, Roskind CG, Bhatt SR, Gouin S, Mahajan P, Olsen CS, Powell EC, Farion K, Sapien RE, Chun TH, Freedman SB; Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network and Pediatric Emergency Research Canada. Association Between Diarrhea Duration and Severity and Probiotic Efficacy in Children With Acute Gastroenteritis. Am J Gastroenterol. 2021 Jul 1;116(7):1523-1532. doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000001295.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 34183579 (View on PubMed)

Freedman SB, Roskind CG, Schuh S, VanBuren JM, Norris JG, Tarr PI, Hurley K, Levine AC, Rogers A, Bhatt S, Gouin S, Mahajan P, Vance C, Powell EC, Farion KJ, Sapien R, O'Connell K, Poonai N, Schnadower D; Pediatric Emergency Research Canada and Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Networks. Comparing Pediatric Gastroenteritis Emergency Department Care in Canada and the United States. Pediatrics. 2021 Jun;147(6):e2020030890. doi: 10.1542/peds.2020-030890. Epub 2021 May 20.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 34016656 (View on PubMed)

Poonai N, Powell EC, Schnadower D, Casper TC, Roskind CG, Olsen CS, Tarr PI, Mahajan P, Rogers AJ, Schuh S, Hurley KF, Gouin S, Vance C, Farion KJ, Sapien RE, O'Connell KJ, Levine AC, Bhatt S, Freedman SB; Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) and Pediatric Emergency Research Canada (PERC). Variables Associated With Intravenous Rehydration and Hospitalization in Children With Acute Gastroenteritis: A Secondary Analysis of 2 Randomized Clinical Trials. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Apr 1;4(4):e216433. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.6433.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 33871616 (View on PubMed)

Schnadower D, Sapien RE, Casper TC, Vance C, Tarr PI, O'Connell KJ, Levine AC, Roskind CG, Rogers AJ, Bhatt SR, Mahajan P, Powell EC, Olsen CS, Gorelick MH, Dean JM, Freedman SB; Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) Probiotics Study. Association between Age, Weight, and Dose and Clinical Response to Probiotics in Children with Acute Gastroenteritis. J Nutr. 2021 Jan 4;151(1):65-72. doi: 10.1093/jn/nxaa313.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 33274370 (View on PubMed)

Schnadower D, Tarr PI, Casper TC, Gorelick MH, Dean JM, O'Connell KJ, Mahajan P, Levine AC, Bhatt SR, Roskind CG, Powell EC, Rogers AJ, Vance C, Sapien RE, Olsen CS, Metheney M, Dickey VP, Hall-Moore C, Freedman SB. Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG versus Placebo for Acute Gastroenteritis in Children. N Engl J Med. 2018 Nov 22;379(21):2002-2014. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1802598.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 30462938 (View on PubMed)

Schnadower D, Tarr PI, Casper TC, Gorelick MH, Dean MJ, O'Connell KJ, Mahajan P, Chun TH, Bhatt SR, Roskind CG, Powell EC, Rogers AJ, Vance C, Sapien RE, Gao F, Freedman SB. Randomised controlled trial of Lactobacillus rhamnosus (LGG) versus placebo in children presenting to the emergency department with acute gastroenteritis: the PECARN probiotic study protocol. BMJ Open. 2017 Sep 24;7(9):e018115. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018115.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 28947466 (View on PubMed)

Freedman SB, Williamson-Urquhart S, Schuh S, Sherman PM, Farion KJ, Gouin S, Willan AR, Goeree R, Johnson DW, Black K, Schnadower D, Gorelick MH; Pediatric Emergency Research Canada (PERC) Gastroenteritis Study Group. Impact of emergency department probiotic treatment of pediatric gastroenteritis: study protocol for the PROGUT (Probiotic Regimen for Outpatient Gastroenteritis Utility of Treatment) randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2014 May 14;15:170. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-15-170.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 24885220 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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1R01HD071915

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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NCT00970164

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: nct_alias

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