Probiotics to Promote Intestinal Health

NCT ID: NCT02046512

Last Updated: 2022-04-04

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

89 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-01-31

Study Completion Date

2018-12-31

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 broad spectrum antimicrobials.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Communicable Diseases Infection Anti-Infective Agents Therapeutic Uses Pharmacologic Actions

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Probiotic

Patients randomized to probiotic therapy will receive 1 capsule containing 10 billion cells of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG on a twice-daily basis

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Probiotic

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

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

Sugar Pill

Patients randomized to placebo therapy will receive an identical appearing placebo capsule on a twice-daily basis

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type OTHER

Sugar pill

Interventions

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Probiotic

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

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo

Sugar pill

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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Culturelle

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Adults ≥ 18 years old
* Admission to the non-ICU medical and surgical wards
* On broad spectrum antimicrobials with an anticipated length of stay of \>48 hours

Exclusion Criteria

* Pregnancy
* Non English speaking
* Expected to die within 7 days
* Unable or unwilling to consent
* HIV infection with a CD4 count \<200
* Neutropenia with an absolute neutrophil count less than 500 cells/ml (or expected to drop to less than 500)
* Clinically significant diarrhea or history of C. difficile infection in the last 3 months
* History of VRE colonization and/or infection in the last year
* Transplant recipients
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

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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Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Hall AJ, Curns AT, McDonald LC, Parashar UD, Lopman BA. The roles of Clostridium difficile and norovirus among gastroenteritis-associated deaths in the United States, 1999-2007. Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Jul;55(2):216-23. doi: 10.1093/cid/cis386. Epub 2012 Apr 4.

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Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Kelesidis T, Humphries R, Uslan DZ, Pegues DA. Daptomycin nonsusceptible enterococci: an emerging challenge for clinicians. Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Jan 15;52(2):228-34. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciq113.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 21288849 (View on PubMed)

Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA); Spellberg B, Blaser M, Guidos RJ, Boucher HW, Bradley JS, Eisenstein BI, Gerding D, Lynfield R, Reller LB, Rex J, Schwartz D, Septimus E, Tenover FC, Gilbert DN. Combating antimicrobial resistance: policy recommendations to save lives. Clin Infect Dis. 2011 May;52 Suppl 5(Suppl 5):S397-428. doi: 10.1093/cid/cir153. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Vital signs: carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2013 Mar 8;62(9):165-70.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 23466435 (View on PubMed)

Morrow LE, Kollef MH, Casale TB. Probiotic prophylaxis of ventilator-associated pneumonia: a blinded, randomized, controlled trial. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2010 Oct 15;182(8):1058-64. doi: 10.1164/rccm.200912-1853OC. Epub 2010 Jun 3.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 20522788 (View on PubMed)

Goldenberg JZ, Ma SS, Saxton JD, Martzen MR, Vandvik PO, Thorlund K, Guyatt GH, Johnston BC. Probiotics for the prevention of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea in adults and children. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013 May 31;(5):CD006095. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006095.pub3.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Johnston BC, Ma SS, Goldenberg JZ, Thorlund K, Vandvik PO, Loeb M, Guyatt GH. Probiotics for the prevention of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Ann Intern Med. 2012 Dec 18;157(12):878-88. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-157-12-201212180-00563.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Hink T, Burnham CA, Dubberke ER. A systematic evaluation of methods to optimize culture-based recovery of Clostridium difficile from stool specimens. Anaerobe. 2013 Feb;19:39-43. doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2012.12.001. Epub 2012 Dec 13.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 23247066 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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CK000162-aim3

Identifier Type: OTHER_GRANT

Identifier Source: secondary_id

201310102

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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