Status:
COMPLETED
Probiotic Intervention With Elderly Subjects
Lead Sponsor:
Danisco
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of Turku
Conditions:
Intestinal C. Difficile
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
The study objective is to evaluate the effect of probiotic on faecal Clostridium difficile levels of elderly subjects.
Detailed Description
The study objective is to evaluate the effect of a probiotic Lactobacillus strain in lowering the levels of Clostridium difficile in the intestine of elderly subjects. In addition, the nutritional and...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- elderly subjects
- no acute infection at recruitment
Exclusion
- antibiotic treatment 1 month prior to beginning of study
- less than 6 month life expectancy
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
104 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01475942
Start Date
January 1 2011
End Date
June 1 2013
Last Update
January 27 2016
Active Locations (1)
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Elderly Home Kerttuli
Turku, Finland