Tolerance of probiotics in the neonate
Completed
- Conditions
- Gut flora and growth parametersPregnancy and Childbirth
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN78225533
- Lead Sponsor
- Friesland Foods (Netherlands)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 150
Inclusion Criteria
1. Healthy, term neonate
2. Aged less than 7 days
3. Informed consent
4. Parents are fluent in Dutch
Exclusion Criteria
1. Antibiotics postpartum
2. Congenital malformations, etc
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Growth parameters (weight, length and head circumference)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Gut flora (tested with quantitative polymerase chain reaction [PCR])<br>2. Hours of crying, sleeping, etc<br>3. Defaecation patterns