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The purpose of this study is to investigate the dose of a probiotic supplement (Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis) required to achieve predominant gut colonization in healthy newborn, breastfed infants. The study will also examine whether supplementation with this probiotic can reduce the chance of developing eczema and food allergies in enrolled infants.


Clinical Trial Description

The proposed phase I clinical trial is a parallel-group, placebo-controlled, randomized, double-blind ascending dose study of dietary supplementation with Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis (B. infantis) in healthy breastfed infants to evaluate its safety as well as determine the pharmacologically effective dose (ED) of B. infantis producing at least 50% gut colonization at six weeks of age. Infants will be enrolled sequentially in groups of five (three randomized to receive B. infantis and two to receive placebo). For each group, infants will be dosed with B. infantis or placebo on day 7 and day 14 of life. A calculated Maximally Recommended Starting Dose (MRSD) will be used to initiate the dose escalation and is defined below. Every two weeks, an additional group of five infants (randomized 3:2 to B. infantis and placebo) will be enrolled to receive progressively higher doses of B. infantis. Calculation of the appropriate dose escalation will be performed using a modified Fibonacci series as described below in an effort to identify the ED of B. infantis.

After the ED of B. infantis has been identified (defined as the dose capable of producing 50% gut colonization by six weeks of age) two additional sequential dose escalations will be performed. The purpose of the final two dose escalations is to determine if successively higher doses of B. infantis result in increased gut colonization or barrier protection; or, alternatively, if a Maximum Effective Dose (MaxED) for B. infantis exists above which there is no further increase in gut colonization or barrier protection. Following the final dose escalation, Hanley's Rule of Three will be applied in order to determine if lower-frequency adverse events are caused by B. infantis. Hanley's Rule of Three states that in order to identify any adverse events occurring at a frequency of 1:10 or greater with a 95% confidence interval, at least 30 subjects must be enrolled.

Study visits will be scheduled for weeks 1, 2, 6, 24, 36, 52 and 78. Parents will complete surveys at each study visit to monitor the infants for potential adverse events associated with probiotic administration including feeding intolerance, fevers, or bowel irregularities including constipation and diarrhea.

Stool samples will be collected twice weekly for the first six weeks of life then once weekly at weeks 24, 36, 52 and 78. Stool samples will be analyzed to determine the relative abundance of B. infantis over time, and the overall diversity of the gut microbiota with and without B. infantis supplementation. Stool will also be analyzed for milk oligosaccharides to verify consumption of breast milk and to correlate proportion of human milk oligosaccharides and free sugar monomers seen in the infant stool at various levels of B. infantis colonization.

At each study visit, infants will receive a full skin examination to evaluate for signs of atopic dermatitis (AD). The Infant Dermatitis Quality of Life Index (IDQOLI) will be administered to parents at each study visit to screen for possible signs of AD such as infant irritability, skin rashes and hypersensitivity. If AD is present, the Scoring Atopic Dermatitis (SCORAD) grading system will be used to assess severity. Urine samples will be collected at each study visit to measure levels of fatty acid binding proteins (FABPs) and glutathione-S-transferase (alpha-GST), which are non-invasive markers of gastrointestinal permeability that may indicate the presence of food allergies. Blood will be collected via finger or heel stick at weeks 6 and 52 for immune phenotyping (including measuring inflammatory cytokines and food-specific IgEs). In addition, levels of serum fatty acid binding proteins (FABPs) and glutathione-S-transferase (alpha-GST) will be measured as markers of gastrointestinal permeability and potential food allergy. Parents will also complete surveys at each study visit to monitor the infants for potential adverse events associated with probiotic administration including feeding intolerance, fevers, or bowel irregularities including constipation and diarrhea.

Entry into the study requires the intent to breastfeed exclusively for a minimum of six months. If mothers decide to discontinue breastfeeding during the study, the investigators will note that in the infant's chart and obtain an additional series of weekly stool samples for six weeks after discontinuation of breastfeeding. The purpose of this additional stool sample collection is to determine if discontinuation of breastfeeding has an impact on the level of existing B. infantis colonization in the infant gut. ;


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NCT number NCT02286999
Study type Interventional
Source University of California, Davis
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Status Withdrawn
Phase Phase 1
Start date October 2015
Completion date January 2018

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