Trial Outcomes & Findings for Bismuth Subsalicylate's Role in the Prevention of Travelers' Diarrhea (NCT NCT03535272)

NCT ID: NCT03535272

Last Updated: 2025-03-12

Results Overview

Self-reported TD

Recruitment status

TERMINATED

Study phase

PHASE3

Target enrollment

482 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

Change from baseline through 10 days post-travel

Results posted on

2025-03-12

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Intervention Group
Bismuth subsalicylate 4 tablets po bid (2.1 grams total of BSS) Bismuth subsalicylate: We aim to determine if there is a biologic benefit to an intervention (BSS administration) in the acquisition of travelers diarrhea and the acquisition of antimicrobial resistance genes.
Placebo
Placebo oral tablet 4 bid Placebo Oral Tablet: Placebo manufactured to mimic pepto bismol
Overall Study
STARTED
207
207
Overall Study
COMPLETED
136
134
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
71
73

Reasons for withdrawal

Reasons for withdrawal
Measure
Intervention Group
Bismuth subsalicylate 4 tablets po bid (2.1 grams total of BSS) Bismuth subsalicylate: We aim to determine if there is a biologic benefit to an intervention (BSS administration) in the acquisition of travelers diarrhea and the acquisition of antimicrobial resistance genes.
Placebo
Placebo oral tablet 4 bid Placebo Oral Tablet: Placebo manufactured to mimic pepto bismol
Overall Study
Lost to Follow-up
71
73

Baseline Characteristics

Bismuth Subsalicylate's Role in the Prevention of Travelers' Diarrhea

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Intervention Group
n=136 Participants
Bismuth subsalicylate 4 tablets po bid (2.1 grams total of BSS) Bismuth subsalicylate: We aim to determine if there is a biologic benefit to an intervention (BSS administration) in the acquisition of travelers diarrhea and the acquisition of antimicrobial resistance genes.
Placebo
n=134 Participants
Placebo oral tablet 4 bid Placebo Oral Tablet: Placebo manufactured to mimic pepto bismol
Total
n=270 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
32 years
n=5 Participants
32 years
n=7 Participants
32 years
n=5 Participants
Sex/Gender, Customized
Male
51 Participants
n=5 Participants
49 Participants
n=7 Participants
100 Participants
n=5 Participants
Sex/Gender, Customized
Female
84 Participants
n=5 Participants
85 Participants
n=7 Participants
169 Participants
n=5 Participants
Sex/Gender, Customized
Missing
1 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
1 Participants
n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
12 Participants
n=5 Participants
4 Participants
n=7 Participants
16 Participants
n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
116 Participants
n=5 Participants
123 Participants
n=7 Participants
239 Participants
n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
8 Participants
n=5 Participants
7 Participants
n=7 Participants
15 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
1 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
1 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
13 Participants
n=5 Participants
10 Participants
n=7 Participants
23 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
24 Participants
n=5 Participants
32 Participants
n=7 Participants
56 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
73 Participants
n=5 Participants
71 Participants
n=7 Participants
144 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
25 Participants
n=5 Participants
21 Participants
n=7 Participants
46 Participants
n=5 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
136 participants
n=5 Participants
134 participants
n=7 Participants
270 participants
n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Change from baseline through 10 days post-travel

Self-reported TD

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Intervention Group
n=136 Participants
Bismuth subsalicylate 4 tablets po bid (2.1 grams total of BSS) Bismuth subsalicylate: We aim to determine if there is a biologic benefit to an intervention (BSS administration) in the acquisition of travelers diarrhea and the acquisition of antimicrobial resistance genes.
Placebo
n=134 Participants
Placebo oral tablet 4 bid Placebo Oral Tablet: Placebo manufactured to mimic pepto bismol
Traveler's Diarrhea
27 Participants
26 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Once within 7 days (before travel); once within 10 days (after travel)

Pre- and post-travel stools will be tested for the presence/absence of AMR genes

Outcome measures

Outcome data not reported

Adverse Events

Intervention Group

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Placebo

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Kristina Angelo

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Phone: 404-718-4876

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place