NCT00224432

Double-Blind, Parallel, Randomised Study to Investigate the Effect of Oral Probiotics in Infants With Atopic Dermatitis

Double-Blind, Parallel, Randomised Study to Investigate the Clinical and Immunological Effects of Oral Administration of Probiotic Bacteria in Infants With Atopic Dermatitis With and Without Cow's Milk Allergy.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 45 (planned)
• Sponsor: Groningen Research Institute for Asthma and COPD · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 0 Years – 5 Months
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

To study the effect of supplementation of a hydrolyzed formula with probiotic bacteria on clinical and immunological parameters in infants with AD with and without CMA and to compare effectiveness of different strains of probiotics.

Detailed description

* To determine the effect of supplementation of a hydrolyzed formula with probiotic bacteria on clinical and immunological parameters in infants with AD with and without CMA * To determine the effect of supplementation of a hydrolyzed formula with probiotic bacteria on clinical and immunological reactivity to cow' milk challenge in infants with AD with CMA * To compare the effectiveness of different strains of probiotic bacteria in improving clinical and immunological outcome in these infants

Conditions

• Atopic Dermatitis
• Atopic Eczema
• Infantile Eczema

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	probiotics: Lactobacillus GG, lactobacillus Rhamnosus

Timeline

• Start date: 2001-03-01
• Completion: 2002-09-01
• First posted: 2005-09-23
• Last updated: 2006-09-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Netherlands