Dietary oligofructose in the prevention of antibiotic associated diarrhoea in elderly patients

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN33188590

Enrollment

250

Registered

2003-09-12

Start date

2000-06-16

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Digestive System: Diarrhoea Digestive System Diarrhoea

Interventions

The volunteers would then be randomly allocated to one of two groups. Group A will take a placebo (10 g/day of sucrose powder) or group B 10 g/day of oligofructose. The trial powders will be adminis

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 250 volunteers >65 years old.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Not provided at time of registration

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Not provided at time of registration	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Not provided at time of registration	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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