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Effect of a Probiotic on the Urinary Tract Microbiota of Participants with Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection.

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection
Interventions
Dietary Supplement: Placebo
Dietary Supplement: Probiotic + placebo
Dietary Supplement: Probiotic
Registration Number
NCT05895578
Lead Sponsor
ProbiSearch SL
Brief Summary

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the most common bacterial infections in women. 50% of women experiencing at least one UTI in their lifetime with an annual prevalence of 0.5-0.7%.

An interventional, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study will be conducted to investigate the effect of a probiotic strains on the urinary tract microbiota in participants with recurrent urinary tract infection (rUTI).

The study duration will be 6 and a half months, including 6 months product intake. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of the three study groups: control group with placebo administration, probiotic administration group (1 dose) and probiotic administration group (2 doses).

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
90
Inclusion Criteria
  • Adult women with aged between 18 and 55 years old, diagnosed with recurrent UTI (defined as at least two episodes during the last six months or three during the last 12 months).
  • Diagnosed, the last 7days, for a new UTI episode.
  • Written informed consent signed.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Menopausal
  • Pregnant, breastfeeding or planning to become pregnant during the study.
  • Congenital abnormalities of the urinary tract.
  • Renal functional alterations, such as neurogenic bladder or vesicoureteral reflux.
  • Relevant renal disorders, such as interstitial cystitis, renal lithiasis, renal failure, kidney transplantation, pyelonephritis, renal nephropathy, etc.
  • Permanent catheter.
  • Immunocompromised (eg: cancer and/or transplant, patients who are taking immunosuppressive drugs, patients with hereditary diseases that affect or may affect the immune system).
  • Type I diabetes.
  • With a defect in the intestinal epithelium barrier (eg: chronic diarrhea, inflammatory bowel disease).
  • Heart failure and cardiac medical history (eg, artificial heart valve, medical history of infective endocarditis, rheumatic fever, or cardiac malformation).
  • Under antibiotics prophylactic treatment without willingness to leave it at the time of inclusion.
  • Probiotics supplementation during the previous 2 weeks.
  • To have received Urovac, Uro-Vaxom or equivalent vaccine during the last year.
  • Currently participating in another clinical trial.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
PlaceboPlaceboTwo capsules daily of Placebo supplement.
Probiotic + placeboProbiotic + placeboOne capsule daily containing approximately 1\*10E9 colony forming unit (CFU) of Lactobacillus CECT 9422 +1\*10E9 colony forming unit (CFU) of Bifidobacterium CECT 30257 and 1 capsule of placebo supplement.
ProbioticProbiotic2 Capsule daily containing approximately 1\*10E9 colony forming unit (CFU) of Lactobacillus CECT 9422 +1\*10E9 colony forming unit (CFU) of Bifidobacterium CECT 30257.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Evaluate the number of participants with a positive urine cultureAfter 6 months of intervention.

The number of participants with a positive urine culture will be compared between groups of treatment.

Evaluate the total bacterial count in urine samples.After 6 months of intervention

The total bacterial count in urine samples will be compared between groups of treatment.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of participants with pelvic painAfter 6 months of intervention.
Elapsed time between the 2nd and 3rd episode of UTI.After 6 months of intervention.
Duration of UTI episodes.After 6 months of intervention.
Number of participants with pollakiuriaAfter 6 months of intervention.
Duration of pelvic painAfter 6 months of intervention.
Duration of pollakiuriaAfter 6 months of intervention.
Number of antibiotic treatments administered during new UTI episodes.After 6 months of intervention.
Metabolomic profile of urine samples.After 6 months of intervention.
Elapsed time until the 1st episode of UTI.After 6 months of intervention.
Elapsed time between the 1st and 2nd episode of UTI.After 6 months of intervention.
Infection free participants (%)After 6 months of intervention.
Number of UTI episodesAfter 3 and 6 months of intervention.
Duration of tenesmus.After 6 months of intervention.
Duration of hematuriaAfter 6 months of intervention.
The number of participants which associate sexual activity with the UTI episodesAfter 6 months of intervention.

The number of participants which associate sexual activity with the apperance of an UTI episode will be counted and compared between groups.

Number of participants with dysuria.After 6 months of intervention.
Duration of urinary urgency.After 6 months of intervention.
Number of participants with tenesmus.After 6 months of intervention.
Number of present symptoms during new UTI episodes.After 6 months of intervention.
Duration of dysuria.After 6 months of intervention.
Number of participants with urinary urgency.After 6 months of intervention.
Number of participants with fever (Tª ≥ 38ºC).After 6 months of intervention.
Number of participants with hematuria.After 6 months of intervention.
Number of participants with dyspareuniaAfter 6 months of intervention.
Duration of dyspareuniaAfter 6 months of intervention.
Number of antibiotics administered for the UTI episode.After 6 months of intervention.
Duration of fever (Tª ≥ 38ºC).After 6 months of intervention.
Duration of cloudy and smelly urineAfter 6 months of intervention.
Duration of antibiotic treatments administered during new UTI episodes.After 6 months of intervention.
Number of participants with cloudy and smelly urineAfter 6 months of intervention.
Duration of antibiotic treatment for the UTI episode.After 6 months of intervention.
Microbiome composition of stool samples determined by 16S sequencing.After 6 months of intervention.

The composition of fecal microbiome will be compared between treatments group and time

Microbiota composition of urine samples determined by culture techniques.After 6 months of intervention.

The composition of urine microbiota will be compared between treatments group and time.

Trial Locations

Locations (3)

Hospital La Moraleja

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Madrid, Spain

Hospital La Zarzuela

🇪🇸

Madrid, Spain

Hospital San Francisco de Asís

🇪🇸

Madrid, Spain

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