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Administrative data

NCT number NCT00591474
Other study ID # IRB3848
Secondary ID
Status Terminated
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date December 2007
Est. completion date June 2010

Study information

Verified date May 2019
Source Oregon Health and Science University
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Drinking probiotics in a the form of a yogurt drink will restore normal gastrointestinal (GI) bacteria in patients whose colon are colonized with vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE).


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Terminated
Enrollment 8
Est. completion date June 2010
Est. primary completion date January 2010
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 18 Years to 70 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- VRE positive patients with GI colonization

Exclusion Criteria:

- Age less than 18 years

- Patients who have had a bone marrow transplant

- Extreme short bowel patients (less than 100 cm small bowel remaining)

- Patients with active VRE infection but no GI colonization

- Patients unable to eat and have no feeding access

- Patients who do not have a power of attorney to give consent if they are unable to

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms

  • GI Colonization of Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus

Intervention

Dietary Supplement:
probiotics
100 gms of a yogurt drink containing probiotics will be given to pVRE positive patients for 4 weeks
yogurt
100 gms of pasteurized yogurt drinks with no live cultures will be given to VRE positive patients for 4 weeks

Locations

Country Name City State
United States OHSU hospital Portland Oregon

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Oregon Health and Science University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (40)

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Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Whether a positive VRE colonized patient becomes VRE negative after drinking yogurt with probiotics 4 weeks
Secondary Time to VRE clearance 4 weeks
Secondary Sustainable effects of probiotics on VRE colonization 8 weeks
Secondary Any positive or negative effects on patients' hospital stay. 8 weeks