Effects of Multilac Baby on Fecal Calprotectin Levels of Colicky Babies

NCT ID: NCT04666324

Last Updated: 2020-12-14

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

100 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-12-31

Study Completion Date

2021-09-30

Brief Summary

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Open trial with two parallel arms, assessing the effects of Simethicone and Multilac Baby on crying behavior and fecal calprotectin levels in babies diagnosed for infantile colic.

Detailed Description

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Babies aged 3 to 6 weeks will be diagnosed for infantile colic using the Wessel's criteria. Study design will be open label with two parallel arms (Simethicone and Multilac Baby). Multilac Baby is a synbiotic product containing probiotic bacteria (six lactobacilli and 3 bifidobacteria). Effects of treatments on crying behavior will be assessed by using parental 24h paper diaries. Fecal calprotectin values at the beginning and at the end of the study will be evaluated using BÜHLMANN Quantum Blue® Calprotectin High Range (Schönenbuch, Switzerland), a quantitative immunoassay.

Conditions

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Infantile Colic

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Simethicone Solution

Treatment with simethicone (Espumisan®, 100 mg/ml, Berlin-Chemie / Menarini Polska Sp z o.o., Warsaw, Poland) for four weeks. Simethicone was administered 3-6 times per day with each treatment comprising 6 drops of the 100 mg/ml emulsion.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Simethicone Solution

Intervention Type DRUG

Oral daily treatment for four weeks

Multilac Baby

Treatment with one stick pack of the multi-strain synbiotic (Multilac® Baby, Vivatrex GmbH, Aachen, Germany) per day for four weeks. Each stick pack of Multilac® Baby contains a total of 10\^9 colony forming units (CFU) with equal CFU amounts of the following probiotic bacteria: L. acidophilus LA-14, L. casei R0215; L. paracasei Lpc-3; L. plantarum Lp-115; L. rhamnosus GG, L. salivarius Ls-33, B. lactis Bl-04, B. bifidum R0071, B. longum R0175 and 1.43 g of the prebiotic fructooligosaccharides.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Multilac Baby

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Oral daily treatment for four weeks

Interventions

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Simethicone Solution

Oral daily treatment for four weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

Multilac Baby

Oral daily treatment for four weeks

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Other Intervention Names

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Control Group Treatment Group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* diagnosed for infantile colic according to Wessel's criteria

Exclusion Criteria

* previous treatment with probiotic or synbiotic
* previous treatment with antibiotics
Minimum Eligible Age

3 Weeks

Maximum Eligible Age

6 Weeks

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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The President Stanisław Wojciechowski State University of Applied Sciences in Kalisz

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Hanna Krauss, Prof.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

The President Stanisław Wojciechowski State University of Applied Sciences in Kalisz

Locations

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GP Clinic "Panaceum"

Brody, , Poland

Site Status

GP Clinic "Pro Familia"

Koziegłowy, , Poland

Site Status

Countries

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Poland

Central Contacts

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Hanna i Krauss, Prof.

Role: CONTACT

Phone: +48 88 33 89

Email: [email protected]

Jacek Piatek, Prof.

Role: CONTACT

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Marek Maciukajc, Dr.

Role: primary

Jacek Piatek, Prof.

Role: backup

Hanna Krauss, Prof.

Role: primary

Jacek Piatek, Prof.

Role: backup

References

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Piatek J, Krauss H, Ciechelska-Rybarczyk A, Bernatek M, Wojtyla-Buciora P, Sommermeyer H. In-Vitro Growth Inhibition of Bacterial Pathogens by Probiotics and a Synbiotic: Product Composition Matters. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 May 11;17(9):3332. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17093332.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 32403297 (View on PubMed)

Sommermeyer H, Bernatek M, Pszczola M, Krauss H, Piatek J. Supporting the diagnosis of infantile colic by a point of care measurement of fecal calprotectin. Front Pediatr. 2022 Sep 29;10:978545. doi: 10.3389/fped.2022.978545. eCollection 2022.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 36245729 (View on PubMed)

Bernatek M, Piatek J, Pszczola M, Krauss H, Antczak J, Maciukajc P, Sommermeyer H. Nine-Strain Bacterial Synbiotic Improves Crying and Lowers Fecal Calprotectin in Colicky Babies-An Open-Label Randomized Study. Microorganisms. 2022 Feb 12;10(2):430. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms10020430.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 35208884 (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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Kalisz 2020-02

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id