Trials / Unknown
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
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT | Probiotics | Probiotics in the form of sachet will be given twice daily for a period of at least 6 months during the trial period. |
| DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT | Placebo | Multivitamin 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.