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UnknownNCT02343562

Probiotics for Prophylaxis of Postoperative Hirschsprungs Associated Enterocolitis

Status
Unknown
Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
40 (estimated)
Sponsor
Cairo University · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
6 Months – 12 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted

Summary

Hirschsprungs Associated Enterocolitis (HAEC) with incidence up to 30% postoperatively. The objective of the trial is to prevent postoperative HAEC by using Probiotics.

Detailed description

Randomised Controlled Study with two arms. All cases following up for post operative Hirschsprungs surgery are included in this study. First arm will receive a probiotics in the form of sachet for 6 months. Second arm will receive a multivitamin as placebo. Comparative analysis between the two groups for baseline and followup prevalence of Hirschsprungs associated enterocolitis.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTProbioticsProbiotics in the form of sachet will be given twice daily for a period of at least 6 months during the trial period.
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTPlaceboMultivitamin off-the-counter.

Timeline

Start date
2014-10-01
Primary completion
2018-12-01
Completion
2018-12-01
First posted
2015-01-22
Last updated
2018-01-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02343562. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.