Status:
COMPLETED
Probiotics and Hospital Outcome in the Elderly
Lead Sponsor:
Kaplan-Harzfeld Medical Center
Conditions:
Diarrhea
Constipation
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Probiotics have been shown to reduce the rate of diarrhea and constipation. The purpose of this study was to investigate if probiotics could improve outcome of hospitalized orthopedic elderly patients...
Detailed Description
The patients were divided into two groups. One received probiotics for 45 days and the second received placebo. The patients had a clinical and epidemiological as well as nutritional assessment. They ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients who were hospitalized in the Department of Geriatric Orthopedic Rehabilitation a week before their enrollment in the study and signed an informed consent.
Exclusion
- Known or suspected allergy to any probiotics
- Neutropenia
- Inability to sign an informed consent
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2004
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2005
Estimated Enrollment :
345 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00794924
Start Date
February 1 2004
End Date
January 1 2005
Last Update
November 20 2008
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