Impact of Oral Probiotic Blend on Pregnancy Outcome

NCT ID: NCT04009889

Last Updated: 2021-02-09

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

170 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-04-05

Study Completion Date

2020-06-12

Brief Summary

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The aim of this study is, to investigate the effect of oral intake of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (ATCC 53103), Lactobacillus crispatus Lbv88, Lactobacillus rhamnosus Lbv96, Lactobacillus jensenii Lbv116 Lactobacillus gasseri Lbv150 on outcomes of pregnancy and microbiota and their interrelation.

Detailed Description

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Pregnant women aged \> 18 years in the \< 14th week of pregnancy willing to consume the study product once daily starting the day after V1 until delivery, complying with inclusion and exclusion criteria will be enrolled in the study.

After enrollement subjects will be randomly and evenly assigned to one of the two test groups verum and placebo.

The study population will be recruited in a screening examination ( G1 ) by gynaecologists from Kiel area.

Primary target parameter of the study :

HOMA-IRa value in week 24-28 (V2), which is based on glucose and insulin measures during the second oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)

Secondary target parameters :

HOMA-IR value in week 36-40 , Alteration (V2 - V1) Δ HOMA-IR, Alteration (V2 - V1) Δ QUICKI

Conditions

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Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Pregnancy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

N=162 pregnant women were randomly assigned to one of the 2 interventions: verum (Lactobacilli) or placebo
Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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verum

probiotic bland with 5 different lactobacilli

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

capsule containing a probiotic blend of 5 different Lactobacilli

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

n=81 women (verum) starts before end of pregnancy week 14 with consumption of 1 capsule daily until delivery.

placebo

Microcrystalline Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide, but no probiotics.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

capsule containing Microcrystalline Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide, but no probiotics.

Intervention Type OTHER

n=81 women (placebo) starts before end of pregnancy week 14 with consumption of 1 capsule daily until delivery.

Interventions

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capsule containing a probiotic blend of 5 different Lactobacilli

n=81 women (verum) starts before end of pregnancy week 14 with consumption of 1 capsule daily until delivery.

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

capsule containing Microcrystalline Cellulose, Magnesium Stearate, Silicon Dioxide, but no probiotics.

n=81 women (placebo) starts before end of pregnancy week 14 with consumption of 1 capsule daily until delivery.

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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verum placebo

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* pregnant women aged \> 18 years in the \< 14 week of pregnancy
* willing to consume the study product during pregnancy ( V1 to delivery)
* willingness to abstain from probiotic food and supplements containing probiotics
* written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

1. Subjects currently enrolled in another clinical study
2. Subjects having finished another clinical study within the last 4 weeks before inclusion
3. Diabetes mellitus
4. Acute metabolic disorder interfering with glucose metabolism
5. Known cancer \< 5y ago
6. Any ano-rectal infection, disease, surgery in the medical history or current which may have impact on microbiota
7. Anus praeter
8. Hypersensitivity, allergy or idiosyncratic reaction to any component of the test product
9. Any disease or condition which might significantly compromise the hematopoietic, renal, endocrine, pulmonary, hepatic, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, immunological, central nervous, dermatological or any other body system
10. History of active hepatitis B and C
11. History of HIV infection
12. Regular medical treatment including OTC, which may have impact on the study aims (e.g. probiotics, antibiotic drugs, laxatives etc.)
13. Major cognitive or psychiatric disorders
14. Present drug abuse or alcoholism, reformed alcoholic Legal incapacity
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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i-Health, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Christiane Laue, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Clinical Research Center Kiel GmbH, Germany

Locations

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Clinical Research Center Kiel GmbH

Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Site Status

Countries

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Germany

References

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Davidson SJ, Barrett HL, Price SA, Callaway LK, Dekker Nitert M. Probiotics for preventing gestational diabetes. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021 Apr 19;4(4):CD009951. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009951.pub3.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 33870484 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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HSO-PregO-2018

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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