Role of Probiotics on growth and diarrhea in childre
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2012/08/002942
- Lead Sponsor
- Danisco Finland
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 360
children aged 3-5 years, Parents willing to add a probiotic supplement or placebo each day for 10 months will be included in the study.
Children with major congenital birth deformities, acute illness at enrollment, or chronic conditions affecting food intake or metabolism, Participation in another clinical study, Infants from multiple gestation births (since only one child per family will be included in the study, incorporating a child from a multiple birth would add unnecessary burden to parents by requiring them to administer different formulas to different children), past history with surgical operation of gastrointestinal tracts, Antibiotic therapy prior to enrollment, Evidence or suspicion of clinical sepsis before randomization will be excluded from the study.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method