NCT00823056

The Effect of Probiotics on Infections in Toddlers

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 454 (actual)
• Sponsor: Zealand University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 6 Months – 7 Months
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Probiotics has been known as a dietary supplement for a long period. Recent clinical trials indicate that probiotics might have an effect in preventing common infection diseases in children. The investigators hypothesis is: if young children in the age of 6 month to 15 mdr. has a daily intake of a suspension containing probiotics in a period of 9 months, the incidence of diarrhoea and respiratory diseases can be reduced.

Detailed description

Probiotics has been known as a dietary supplement for a long period. Recent clinical trials indicate that probiotics might have an effect in preventing common infection diseases in children. Our hypothesis is: if young healthy children in the age of 6 month to 15 mdr. has a daily intake of a suspension containing probiotics( BB12 and TH4) in a period of 9 months, the incidence of diarrhoea and respiratory diseases can be reduced.

Conditions

• Diarrhoea
• Respiratory Diseases

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	probiotics	placebo
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	probiotics	0,53 ml MCT oil containing BB12 and TH4 in daily dosage in 9 months

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-01-01
• Primary completion: 2011-12-01
• Completion: 2011-12-01
• First posted: 2009-01-15
• Last updated: 2012-04-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Denmark