Status:

COMPLETED

The Effect of Probiotics on E. Coli Gastroenteritis

Lead Sponsor:

NIZO Food Research

Collaborating Sponsors:

Danisco

Conditions:

Gastroenteritis

Bacterial Infection

Eligibility:

MALE

20-55 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Background: The incidence of gastrointestinal infections is very high. In European countries 10-25% of the population suffers from at least one foodborne infection per year. Probiotics may strengthen...

Detailed Description

The timeframes for analysis of the primary and secondary outcomes is mentioned below in the Outcome Measures section.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Signed informed consent
  • Male
  • Age 20-55 yrs
  • Willingness to replace habitual dairy product intake with the supplied low- calcium soy milk products
  • Willingness to abstain from products with high amounts of prebiotic fibers and products with probiotics (except for the supplied one)

Exclusion

  • Current or previous underlying disease of the GI tract
  • lactose intolerance
  • Use of antibiotics, norit, laxatives, cholestyramine, acid burn inhibitors, immune suppressiva, prebiotics, probiotics
  • detectable serum antibodies against ETEC
  • carriage of streptomycin-resistant E. coli in faeces (only relevant when culturing technique for ETEC will be applied instead of specific RT-PCR)
  • vegetarians
  • heavy alcohol use
  • drug use

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2010

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

April 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

40 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01225042

Start Date

October 1 2010

End Date

April 1 2011

Last Update

August 27 2015

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NIZO food research

Ede, Netherlands, 6718 ZB