Status:

COMPLETED

Double-Blind, Parallel, Randomised Study to Investigate the Effect of Oral Probiotics in Infants With Atopic Dermatitis

Lead Sponsor:

Groningen Research Institute for Asthma and COPD

Collaborating Sponsors:

Numico Research Wageningen, the Netherlands

Conditions:

Atopic Dermatitis

Atopic Eczema

Eligibility:

All Genders

Up to 5 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

To study the effect of supplementation of a hydrolyzed formula with probiotic bacteria on clinical and immunological parameters in infants with AD with and without CMA and to compare effectiveness of ...

Detailed Description

* To determine the effect of supplementation of a hydrolyzed formula with probiotic bacteria on clinical and immunological parameters in infants with AD with and without CMA * To determine the effect ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Term infants fulfilling the Hanifin (1989) criteria for atopic dermatitis
  • Suggestive of CMA (one additional symptom)
  • Scorad index (total) \>20 at study entry
  • Below 5 months of age
  • Formula, not breast fed
  • Written informed consent from the parents

Exclusion

  • • Previous or current use of anti-histamines, oral corticosteroids, probiotics
  • Use of systemic antibiotic or anti-mycotic drugs in the previous 4 weeks
  • Congenital intestinal abnormality (eg. Hirschsprung's disease, intestinal atresia)
  • Other GI disease with intestinal inflammation and/or increased intestinal permeability
  • Skin disorder, not atopic dermatitis
  • Participation in another clinical study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2001

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

September 1 2002

Estimated Enrollment :

45 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00224432

Start Date

March 1 2001

End Date

September 1 2002

Last Update

September 27 2006

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Beatrix Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Groningen

Groningen, Netherlands, 9700 RB