Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT02180581
Effect of Probiotics in Reducing Infections and Allergies in Young Children Starting Daycare
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 290 (actual)
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 8 Months – 14 Months
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
The aim of the intervention is to examine the effect of a combination of the two bacterial strains BB-12 and LGG, provided for 6 month, on the prevalence of infections and allergic manifestations in small children, and how a combination of BB-12 and LGG affects the immune system, gastrointestinal tract and the microbiota. Children are enrolled during 2 winter seasons.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT | Probiotic (2 * 10^9 cfu/day) | Combination of two probiotics (2 \* 10\^9 cfu/day) or probiotics for 6 months |
| DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT | Placebo | Placebo for 6 months |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2014-08-01
- Primary completion
- 2016-06-01
- Completion
- 2016-06-01
- First posted
- 2014-07-02
- Last updated
- 2016-08-24
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Denmark
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02180581. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.