Diarrhoea and Gastrointestinal Symptoms Secondary to Enteral Nutrition, Diarrhoea of Diverse Aetiology Requiring Oral Rehydration Therapy
Conditions
Keywords
diarrhoea, postbiotic, adults
Brief summary
Efficacy and tolerability of ABB i5 prebiotic and ABB C22 postbiotics for the management of constipation and gastrointestinal well-being: a pilot trial
Interventions
Placebo for suspension into Nutritional supplementation with Medical Nutrition Formula for the management of gastrointestinal symptoms secondary to enteral nutrition
Postbiotic ABB S3 for suspension into Nutritional supplementation with Medical Nutrition Formula for the management of gastrointestinal symptoms secondary to enteral nutrition
Oral Rehydration Solution containing postbiotics ABB C22 for the management of diarrhoea signs of dehydration
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Inpatients of the centre * Diagnostic of diarrhoea: increase in daily faecal weight \> 200 g (as per the Centre protocol). * Subjects who as per the Centre protocol require Oral rehydration therapy * Patients with the ability to take the study product orally
Exclusion criteria
* History of allergy, idiosyncrasy, hypersensitivity or adverse reactions to the active principle or to any of the excipients. * History or evidence of any medical conditions or medication used that, in the opinion of the principal investigator, could affect the safety of the subjects or interfere with the study evaluations * Patients in situation of last days * Amytriptilin and masalazine treatment (anti-depressives) * Laxatives
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Faecal calprotectin | from baseline to day 14 of supplementation | change in faecal calprotectin levels (mg/g) |
| faecal lactoferrin | from baseline to day 14 of supplementation | change in the number of participants with a positive faecal lactoferrin result (%) |
| Blood IgAs | from baseline to day 14 of supplementation | levels of serum IgAs (mg/dL) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gastrointestinal symptoms | from baseline to day 14 of supplementation | assessment of number of diarrhea, vomits and regurgitation events |
| faecal consisitency | from baseline to day 14 of supplementation | assessed through Bristol scale (1-7 score) |
Countries
Spain