Status:
COMPLETED
Prebiotic Fructans on the Incidence of Acute Infectious Diseases in Children
Lead Sponsor:
Beneo-Institute
Conditions:
Infectious Disease
Children, Only
Eligibility:
All Genders
3-6 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The study aims to explore whether prophylactic dietary supplementation with prebiotic inulin-type fructans is able to influence the intestinal microbiota and the frequency of infectious disease episod...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Subject is healthy at the time of pre-examination
- Subject is aged 3-6 years at the time of pre-examination
- Subject attends a kindergarten at the time of pre-examination
Exclusion
- congenital disease or malformation influencing the gastrointestinal System
- children with congenital or acquired immunodeficiency
- children with food intolerance, food allergy or metabolic disorder requiring special diet
- children who regularly (more than 3 times per week) consumed products or food supplements containing prebiotics or probiotics
- children who consumed antibiotics or laxatives within 14 days
- children who had any infectious disease within 14 days at the time of pre-examination
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 16 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 28 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
258 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03241355
Start Date
September 16 2013
End Date
April 28 2014
Last Update
August 28 2018
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