Effect of Probiotics on Infant's Fecal Microbiota Composition

NCT ID: NCT05524649

Last Updated: 2025-02-11

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

120 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-06-01

Study Completion Date

2025-12-31

Brief Summary

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Randomized clinical trial to evaluate the effect of two probiotic strains which belong to Bifidobacterium Longum and Pediococcus pentosaceus species on fecal microbiota composition in healthy infants. Secondary outcomes comprise evaluation of anthropometric growth, digestive tolerance, sleeping habits, incidence of functional gastrointestinal disorders, incidence of gastrointestinal and respiratory infections, allergic reactions and safety and tolerability of the product.

Detailed Description

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Double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial to determine the effect of the probiotic strains Bifidobacterium longum and Pediococcus pentosaceus on fecal microbiota composition in infants. Healthy babies with ages comprised between 60 and 90 days who meet inclusion and exclusion criteria will be randomized 1:1:1 to one of the following study groups: one group will receive Bifidobacterium longum, another group will receive Pediococcus pentosaceus and the other one will receive placebo for 3 months. Other study outcomes comprise anthropometric growth, frequency and consistency of the stools, digestive tolerance, wellbeing, number, type and duration of infections and functional gastrointestinal disorders, and adverse events.

Conditions

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Microbial Colonization

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial in 120 healthy infants between 1 and 90 days of age, who will be allocated to receive either one of the probiotic strains or placebo for 3 months
Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors
Every product will be provided in identical packaging

Study Groups

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Experimental 1

Probiotic single strain formulation comprising Bifidobacterium longum CECT7894 in liquid format suspended in sunflower oil. This probiotic strain has Qualified Presumption of Safety (QPS) status by European Food Safety Authority.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Food Supplement 1

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Probiotic single strain formulation containing Bifidobacterium longum CECT7894 for 3 months 5 drops/day

Experimental 2

Probiotic single strain formulation comprising Pediococcus pentosaceus CECT8330 in liquid format suspended in sunflower oil. This probiotic strain has Qualified Presumption of Safety (QPS) status by European Food Safety Authority.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Food Supplement 2

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Probiotic single strain formulation containing Pediococcus pentosaceus CECT8330 for 3 months 5 drops/day

Placebo

Sunflower oil

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

5 drops/day for 3 months of sunflower oil

Interventions

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Food Supplement 1

Probiotic single strain formulation containing Bifidobacterium longum CECT7894 for 3 months 5 drops/day

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Food Supplement 2

Probiotic single strain formulation containing Pediococcus pentosaceus CECT8330 for 3 months 5 drops/day

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo

5 drops/day for 3 months of sunflower oil

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Healthy infants
* Age between 1 and 90 days
* Gestational age between 37 and 42 weeks
* Appropiate birth weight for gestational age (between P10 and P90)
* APGAR test score for birth normal at 1' and 5' of 7-10
* Whose parents accept the follow-up of the study procedures and sign the informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

* Infants participating in other clinical study
* Fed with infant formula containing probiotics or other aliments or food supplement based in probiotics 4 weeks prior the start of the study
* Infants who have taken antibiotics 4 weeks prior the start study
* Infants with cow's milk protein allergy, lactose intolerance or other digestive diseases
* Mother's pathological background and during gestation: neurologic disorders, matabolopaties, diabetes mellitus type 1, chronic disease (hypothyroidism), maternal malnutrition
* Acute congenital or acquired diseases which can interfere with the growth and the normal feeding of the infant
* TORCH complex infections
* Every other diseases related with the immune system
* Parents who can not accomplish the follow-up of the study (medical criterium)
Minimum Eligible Age

1 Day

Maximum Eligible Age

90 Days

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Ministry of Science and Innovation, Spain

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

AB Biotics, SA

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Instituto Nacional de Pediatría Insurgentes Sur 3700-C, Insurgentes Cuicuilco

Alcaldía Coyoacán, Puebla, Mexico

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clínica Viamed Montecanal

Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Mexico Spain

Central Contacts

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Gerardo Rodríguez Martínez, MD

Role: CONTACT

654633910 ext. +34

Meritxell Aguilo Garcia, PhD

Role: CONTACT

+34902903844

Facility Contacts

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José Francisco González Dr.

Role: primary

55 74317715 ext. +52

Gerardo Rodríguez Martínez, MD

Role: primary

654633910 ext. +34

References

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Chen K, Liu C, Li H, Lei Y, Zeng C, Xu S, Li J, Savino F. Infantile Colic Treated With Bifidobacterium longum CECT7894 and Pediococcus pentosaceus CECT8330: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial. Front Pediatr. 2021 Sep 10;9:635176. doi: 10.3389/fped.2021.635176. eCollection 2021.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 34568236 (View on PubMed)

Braegger C, Chmielewska A, Decsi T, Kolacek S, Mihatsch W, Moreno L, Piescik M, Puntis J, Shamir R, Szajewska H, Turck D, van Goudoever J; ESPGHAN Committee on Nutrition. Supplementation of infant formula with probiotics and/or prebiotics: a systematic review and comment by the ESPGHAN committee on nutrition. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2011 Feb;52(2):238-50. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e3181fb9e80.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 21150647 (View on PubMed)

Castanet M, Costalos C, Haiden N, Hascoet JM, Berger B, Sprenger N, Grathwohl D, Brussow H, De Groot N, Steenhout P, Pecquet S, Benyacoub J, Picaud JC. Early Effect of Supplemented Infant Formulae on Intestinal Biomarkers and Microbiota: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Nutrients. 2020 May 20;12(5):1481. doi: 10.3390/nu12051481.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 32443684 (View on PubMed)

Hoy-Schulz YE, Jannat K, Roberts T, Zaidi SH, Unicomb L, Luby S, Parsonnet J. Safety and acceptability of Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938 and Bifidobacterium longum subspecies infantis 35624 in Bangladeshi infants: a phase I randomized clinical trial. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2016 Feb 2;16:44. doi: 10.1186/s12906-016-1016-1.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26832746 (View on PubMed)

Navarro-Tapia E, Sebastiani G, Sailer S, Toledano LA, Serra-Delgado M, Garcia-Algar O, Andreu-Fernandez V. Probiotic Supplementation During the Perinatal and Infant Period: Effects on Gut Dysbiosis and Disease. Nutrients. 2020 Jul 27;12(8):2243. doi: 10.3390/nu12082243.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 32727119 (View on PubMed)

Radke M, Picaud JC, Loui A, Cambonie G, Faas D, Lafeber HN, de Groot N, Pecquet SS, Steenhout PG, Hascoet JM. Starter formula enriched in prebiotics and probiotics ensures normal growth of infants and promotes gut health: a randomized clinical trial. Pediatr Res. 2017 Apr;81(4):622-631. doi: 10.1038/pr.2016.270. Epub 2016 Dec 21.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 28002391 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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AB-BABYCARE-21

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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