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Clinical Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Bacillus clausii (probiotic) in the Treatment of Antibiotic Associated Diarrhoea

A Prospective, interventional, randomized, double blind, parallel, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Bacillus clausii 088AE in the Treatment of Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhoea.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/03/023936
Enrollment
120
Registered
2020-03-13
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: K00-K95- Diseases of the digestive system

Interventions

Intervention1: Bacillus clausii 088AE: 6 Billion colony forming unit per day 2 Billion CFU per sachet daily three times Infants and Children 2 sachet per day Adults 3 sachet per day Method of admin

Sponsors

Advanced Enzyme Technologies Ltd
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Male and females aged >2 and 2.Patients having experienced at least three incidences of unformed stool (Type 7 by Bristol Stool form scale) within at least 48 hours or more than prior to entering the trial 3.Patients with diarrhea induced due to ongoing antibiotic therapy (Patients should be on the initial 4 days of antibiotic therapy which is given for at least for 14 days 4.Patient must have complaints of related gastrointestinal disorders caused by various abdominal discomforts within the last hour 5.Willing to give written informed consent or assent form by study participants or parent wherever applicable.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients with bloody or purulent stool, with pus or mucus. 2.Severe dehydration needing hospitalization. 3.An axillary temperature greater than ( >) 38.2°C or an oral temperature > 38.6°C 4.Symptoms of septicemia (Fever, shivering, or feeling cold, fast heart rate, fast breathing and shortness of breath, sweaty or clammy skin, etc.) 5.Unable to take medication orally or tolerate oral rehydration. 6.Taken probiotics prior to study (2 weeks) or during study other than interventional product. 7.History of gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer, combined gastric and duodenal ulcers, upper gastrointestinal bleeding, autoimmune gastritis and GERD. 8.Use of any proton pump inhibitor, sucralfate, H2-receptor antagonist, or bismuth preparations within 1 week before initiating study IP therapy. 9.Use of any muscarine receptor antagonist and gastrin receptor antagonist within 2 weeks before initiating study IP therapy. 10.History of intubations for co-morbidities (chronic lung disease (CLD), congenital heart defects (CHD) or neurologic disorders. 11.Use of any investigational drug currently or within 30 days prior to study entry.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1.Time to Last Unformed Stool (TTLUS) â?? At 24 h, 72 h, 120 h, 168 h & End. 2.Number of unformed stools at time points - At 24 h, 72 h, 120 h, 168 h & End â?? starting from first IP administration. 3.Time to complete resolution of functional gastrointestinal discomforts- At 24 h, 72 h, 120 h, 168 h & End 4.% responders as defined by the number of subjects with complete remission of diarrhea within 24 h, 72 h, 120 h, 168 h & End Timepoint: screening to end of treatment

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1.To evaluate the changes of the severity of AAD related symptoms 2.To evaluate the changes in VAS score of AAD at 24 h, 72 h, 120 h, 168 h & End 3.Tolerance 4.Assessment of safety of the Investigational products 5.Adverse event 6.Physical examination 7. Biomarker of systemic safety Timepoint: screening to end of treatment

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Harish S

ICBio Clinical Research Pvt. Ltd

harish@icbiocro.com09900111997

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026