NCT00826137

Preventing Childhood Antibiotic-associated Diarrhea by Prebiotics

Prebiotics in the Prevention of Antibiotic-associated Diarrhea in Children

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 200 (actual)
• Sponsor: Soroka University Medical Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 6 Months – 14 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

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

Detailed description

Group will get either the product or placebo blindly throughout antibiotic treatment with additional 14 days.

Conditions

• Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Inulin and fructo-oligosaccharides.	Supplement during antibiotic treatment+14 days.
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Placebo	Placebo is base powder of product with no oligosaccharides.

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-12-01
• Primary completion: 2009-12-01
• Completion: 2010-07-01
• First posted: 2009-01-21
• Last updated: 2012-06-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Israel