Study of the Effect of Adjunctive Vivomixx® in Patients With Cirrhosis and Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP)

NCT ID: NCT02552862

Last Updated: 2016-12-15

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

WITHDRAWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-09-30

Study Completion Date

2018-12-31

Brief Summary

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Study Design: Double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial

Study Duration:2 years

Study Center: Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona (single center)

Objectives: To assess the effect of adjunctive Vivomixx® on bacterial translocation in patients with cirrhosis and SBP

Number of Subjects: 30

Main Inclusion Criteria: Patients with cirrhosis hospitalized with an episode of SBP at Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

Study Product, Dose, Route, Regimen: Vivomixx ® sachets containing 450 x 109 bacteria, 2 every 12 hours during hospitalization (n=15), or placebo (n=15)

Duration of administration: During hospitalization due to SBP episode

Hypothesis: The adjunctive treatment with Vivomixx® in patients with cirrhosis and SBP could decrease bacterial translocation and systemic and cerebral proinflammatory state. This would result in a faster SBP resolution, a decrease in the incidence of complications and an improvement in cognitive function.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators

Study Groups

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Vivomixx®

Vivomixx® is a probiotic mixture of 8 proprietary strains. Thirty consecutive patients with cirrhosis and SBP will be randomized to receive Vivomixx® , sachets containing 450 x 109 bacteria, 2 every 12 hours during all the hospitalization until a maximum of 30 days (n=15), or placebo (n=15).

All patients will receive endovenous antibiotics and also intravenous albumin 1.5 g/kg weight the first day and 1 g/kg weight the third day of treatment. The management of patients will follow current guidelines.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Vivomixx®

Intervention Type DRUG

Vivomixx® is a probiotic mixture of 8 proprietary strains, namely Streptococcus thermophilus DSM 24731, bifidobacteria (B. breve DSM 24732, B. longum DSM 24736, B. infantis DSM 24737) and lactobacilli (L. paracasei DSM 24733, L. acidophilus DSM 24735, L. delbrueckii subsp bulgaricus DSM 24734, L. plantarum DSM 24730). The active agent will be supplied as a 4.4g sachet at a dose of 450 billion live bacteria per sachet with maltose and silicon dioxide as excipients.

Placebo

Placebo will be formulated as identical in appearance and administered according to the same schedule as the active agent. Placebo contains maltose and silicon dioxide as inactive agent.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo will be formulated as identical in appearance and administered according to the same schedule as the active agent. Placebo contains maltose and silicon dioxide as inactive agent.

Interventions

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Vivomixx®

Vivomixx® is a probiotic mixture of 8 proprietary strains, namely Streptococcus thermophilus DSM 24731, bifidobacteria (B. breve DSM 24732, B. longum DSM 24736, B. infantis DSM 24737) and lactobacilli (L. paracasei DSM 24733, L. acidophilus DSM 24735, L. delbrueckii subsp bulgaricus DSM 24734, L. plantarum DSM 24730). The active agent will be supplied as a 4.4g sachet at a dose of 450 billion live bacteria per sachet with maltose and silicon dioxide as excipients.

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Placebo will be formulated as identical in appearance and administered according to the same schedule as the active agent. Placebo contains maltose and silicon dioxide as inactive agent.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Vivomixx ®

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients with cirrhosis hospitalized with an episode of SBP at Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau.

Cirrhosis will be diagnosed by clinical, analytical and ultrasonographic findings or by liver biopsy. SBP will be diagnosed by an ascitic fluid neutrophil count \> 250/mm3 with or without positive culture .

Exclusion Criteria

* Advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (beyond Milan's criteria) or any other malignancy.
* Advanced liver insufficiency \[MELD (model for end-stage liver disease) \>25\].
* Active alcohol intake (in the previous 3 months).
* Neurological disease.
* Marked symptomatic comorbidities (cardiac, pulmonary, renal, untreated active depression, HIV infection).
* Previous antibiotic treatment, including norfloxacin and rifaximin.
* Septic shock, ileus, need for tracheal intubation or intensive care unit.
* Immunomodulatory drugs.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Site Status

Countries

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Spain

Other Identifiers

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IIBSP-VSL-2014-49

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id