The Effect of a Probiotic Preparation (VSL#3) Plus Infliximab in Children With Crohn's Disease

NCT01548014 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1

Last updated 2012-03-08

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose was to evaluate as to whether administration of infliximab of 12 week interval with supplementary VSL#3 is more effective or at least of similar efficacy when compared to conventional administration of infliximab only of 8 week interval.

Conditions

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

VSL#3

children with severe Crohn's disease were assigned in a 1:1 ratio with either IFX 5 mg/kg q 12 weeks + concurrent immunomodulator + VSL#3 (4 sachets of 450 x 109 organisms per day) (Group A), or IFX 5 mg/kg q 8 weeks + concurrent immunomodulator (Group B).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Samsung Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
13 Years
Max Age
17 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-01-31
Primary Completion
2012-09-30
Completion
2016-01-31

Countries

  • South Korea

Study Locations

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