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The Influence of Probiotics on Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus

NCT00591474 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 8

Last updated 2019-06-04

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Drinking probiotics in a the form of a yogurt drink will restore normal gastrointestinal (GI) bacteria in patients whose colon are colonized with vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE).

Conditions

  • GI Colonization of Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

probiotics

100 gms of a yogurt drink containing probiotics will be given to pVRE positive patients for 4 weeks

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

yogurt

100 gms of pasteurized yogurt drinks with no live cultures will be given to VRE positive patients for 4 weeks

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Oregon Health and Science University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Robert Martindale, MD, PH.D · Oregon Health and Science University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-12-31
Primary Completion
2010-01-31
Completion
2010-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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