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Preventing Childhood Antibiotic-associated Diarrhea by Prebiotics

NCT00826137 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2012-06-14

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Prospective randomized double-blind study on the effect of prebiotics (inulin and fructo-oligosaccharides) in the prevention of antibiotic-associated diarrhea in children.

Conditions

  • Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Inulin and fructo-oligosaccharides.

Supplement during antibiotic treatment+14 days.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo

Placebo is base powder of product with no oligosaccharides.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Soroka University Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Zvi Weizman, MD · Soroka University Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Months
Max Age
14 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-12-31
Primary Completion
2009-12-31
Completion
2010-07-31

Countries

  • Israel

Study Locations

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