Action of Probiotics on the Microbiota and Intestinal Permeability in Children With Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Their Influence on the Improvement of Language and Learning

NCT ID: NCT06200935

Last Updated: 2024-01-11

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

90 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-10-01

Study Completion Date

2022-10-01

Brief Summary

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The study included boys and girls with neurodevelopmental disorders between the ages of 3 and 16 years, belonging to two educational centers in Madrid, attended by children with this type of disorder. Both centers have similar characteristics in terms of the type of feeding and management of the children attending them. The study will be randomized, so that probiotics will be administered to some children and placebos to others; and blinded, so that neither the patient nor his family will know whether probiotic or placebo is administered.

The aim of this project is to study the results obtained on microbiota, intestinal permeability, language, behavior and learning of a probiotic combination that will be administered to children in several educational centers that care for children with neurodevelopmental disorders for 5 months.

Detailed Description

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The trial was conducted in 4 stages:

* Probiotic development, which will be randomized, so that some children will receive the probiotic and others placebos, and blinded, so that neither the children nor their relatives will know whether they take placebo or probiotic.
* Initial survey to rule out digestive symptoms and resolve possible doubts. Data will be collected on type of housing, location, number of family members, and others. Collection of fecal samples prior to the administration of the probiotic, to carry out a microbiota and intestinal permeability study.
* Administration of the probiotic preparation or placebo to the subjects for 5 months. Monitoring will be done within each center and in the middle of the treatment the doctors will make a face-to-face visit to see the children.
* In the last phase a new online visit is made where a complete clinical history and a survey to rule out digestive symptomatology are evaluated. A neurocognitive evaluation is also done using the SENA behavioral test. New fecal samples are collected for a microbiota and intestinal permeability study following the same procedure as in the second stage.

Conditions

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Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Children with neurodevelopmental disorders

Boys and girls with neurodevelopmental disorders between 3 and 16 years of age, belonging to two educational centers in Madrid, attended by children with this type of disorders. Both centers have similar characteristics in terms of the type of feeding and management of the children attending them

Probiotic blend

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Administration of one stick of combined probiotics per day for 5 months

Interventions

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Probiotic blend

Administration of one stick of combined probiotics per day for 5 months

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Children with neurodevelopmental disorders between 3 and 16 years old
* Similar characteristics in terms of type of food

Exclusion Criteria

* Digestive symptomatology: gastroesophageal reflux, abdominal pain, flatulence, dysphagia, abdominal distension or constipation
Minimum Eligible Age

3 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

16 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Industrial Farmacéutica Cantabria, S.A.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Instituto de Genética Médica y Molecular

NETWORK

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Pablo Lapunzina

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Instituto de Genética Médica y Molecular (INGEMM)

Locations

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Mencía Hermosa Vicente

Madrid, , Spain

Site Status

Countries

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Spain

References

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Reference Type RESULT
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McElhanon BO, McCracken C, Karpen S, Sharp WG. Gastrointestinal symptoms in autism spectrum disorder: a meta-analysis. Pediatrics. 2014 May;133(5):872-83. doi: 10.1542/peds.2013-3995.

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Reference Type RESULT
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Reference Type RESULT
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Reference Type RESULT
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Reference Type RESULT
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Hughes KR, Harnisch LC, Alcon-Giner C, Mitra S, Wright CJ, Ketskemety J, van Sinderen D, Watson AJ, Hall LJ. Bifidobacterium breve reduces apoptotic epithelial cell shedding in an exopolysaccharide and MyD88-dependent manner. Open Biol. 2017 Jan;7(1):160155. doi: 10.1098/rsob.160155.

Reference Type RESULT
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Fornai M, Pellegrini C, Benvenuti L, Tirotta E, Gentile D, Natale G, Ryskalin L, Colucci R, Piccoli E, Ghelardi E, Blandizzi C, Antonioli L. Protective effects of the combination Bifidobacterium longum plus lactoferrin against NSAID-induced enteropathy. Nutrition. 2020 Feb;70:110583. doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2019.110583. Epub 2019 Sep 12.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 31739175 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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MICROBIOTA

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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