Status:

WITHDRAWN

Fiber Use in Pediatric Short Bowel Syndrome

Lead Sponsor:

Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute

Collaborating Sponsors:

USDA Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center

Baylor College of Medicine

Conditions:

Short Bowel Syndrome

Eligibility:

All Genders

2-1 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Short bowel syndrome (SBS) is a form of disease that results from removal of a significant portion of the intestine leading to poor nutrient absorption. Infants with short bowel syndrome suffer from d...

Detailed Description

Short bowel syndrome (SBS) is a form of disease that results from removal of a significant portion of the intestine leading to poor nutrient absorption. Infants with short bowel syndrome suffer from d...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Pediatric infants (less than 1 y of age) who
  • Have Short Bowel Syndrome defined by a history of congenital or surgical loss of intestinal absorptive function resulting in parenteral nutrition dependency of longer than 30 days;
  • Are receiving at least 20% of their caloric needs from enteral nutrition and have been on enteral nutrition for at least 1 week following intestinal resection;
  • Have increased stool output as manifested by watery stools (3-12/day) and increased ostomy output (20-50 cc/kg/day);
  • Have not received antibiotics, probiotics or prebiotics for 2 weeks prior to study entry;

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    January 1 2009

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    January 1 2012

    Estimated Enrollment :

    Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00922805

    Start Date

    January 1 2009

    End Date

    January 1 2012

    Last Update

    January 15 2014

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    Arkansas Children's Hospital

    Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72202