Yogurt Gastrointestinal Upset Reduction Trial for Children on Antibiotics
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Gastrointestinal disturbance secondary to oral antibioticsAlternative and Complementary Medicine - Other alternative and complementary medicine
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12609000281291
- Lead Sponsor
- Michael Fox
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 70
Inclusion Criteria
Children between the age of 1 and 12 prescribed oral antibiotics
Exclusion Criteria
Children will be excluded if they have a history of milk allergy or intolerance, antibiotic treatment within the previous 2 months, prophylactic antibiotic treatment, use of a probiotic product for medicinal purposes within the previous 7 days, immunodeficiency, chronic gastrointestinal disease and acute or chronic diarrhoea
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method stool frequency as assessed by the parents or child as appropriate and recorded in a diary[one week after ceasing antibiotics];Stool consistency as assessed by the parents or child using the Bristol Stool Scale and recorded in a diary[one week after ceasing antibiotics]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Antibiotic dose as recorded by research assistant at time of consent and occurrence of gastrointestinal disturbance as measured by stool frequency and consistency and recorded in diary by parents[As measured in the daily diary which will be kept for course of antibiotics plus one week];Questionnaire: to assess trial and antibiotic compliance and any unexpected events[One week after ceasing antibiotic therapy a telephone interview will be conducted with the parents]