Status:

COMPLETED

Bifidobacterium Lactis BB12 and Xylitol Delivered With a Novel Slow-release Pacifier

Lead Sponsor:

University of Turku

Collaborating Sponsors:

Chr Hansen

Fennobon oy, Karkkila, Finland (provides the tablets for the pacifier)

Conditions:

Dental Caries

Infectious Diseases

Eligibility:

All Genders

1-4 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Aims: 1. To develop a food supplement containing a health-promoting probiotic bacteria (B. lactis BB12) and xylitol to be administered with a novel soft, possibly occlusion-friendly pacifier. 2. Test...

Detailed Description

Xylitol is known to reduce counts of mutans streptococci (ms) as well as mother-child transmission of ms. Possibly xylitol delivered to infants could positively influence colonization/metabolism of ms...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • The infant is healthy
  • The family agrees to use the novel slow-release pacifier
  • The infant starts to use the pacifier before the age of 3 months

Exclusion

  • The child is not healthy

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2004

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

106 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00638677

Start Date

June 1 2004

End Date

August 1 2012

Last Update

January 8 2013

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Health Care Centre

Muurame and Korpilahti, Finland, 40950