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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12605000167662
ACTRN12605000167662
Recruiting
Phase 1

A double blind randomised placebo-controlled intervention trial to determine the efficacy of the probiotic VSL #3 in reducing the incidence and or frequency of diarrhoea in enterally-fed critically ill patients.

Department of Health and Human Services (Tasmanian Government)0 sites100 target enrollmentAugust 17, 2005

Overview

Phase
Phase 1
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Diarrhoeal illness and infection in critically ill patients
Sponsor
Department of Health and Human Services (Tasmanian Government)
Enrollment
100
Status
Recruiting
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
August 17, 2005
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Department of Health and Human Services (Tasmanian Government)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • All prospective adult participants that may require tube feeding as part of their routine management of their illness while a patient admitted to the ICU will be screened preoperatively in the pre\-admission clinic or on admission to the ICU.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Patients with the following characteristics would be excluded from the study; \< 18 years Likely to be tube fed \< 48 hours Allergy to milk preparations Present with special dietary requirements (other than diabetic or renal considerations) requiring Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) Present with any condition that might interfere with the delivery of enteral feeds such as obstruction of the gastrointestinal tract.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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