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Lactobacillus Reuteri Strain Combination in Children Treated With PPI

U

University of Bari

Status

Enrolling

Conditions

Gastric Lesion
Proton Pump Inhibitor Adverse Reaction
Probiotic

Treatments

Other: Placebo
Dietary Supplement: Gastrus

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT05484128
PROBPPI

Details and patient eligibility

About

Probiotics might be of help in preventing dysbiosis and emergence of SIBO. Gastrus consisted of a mixture of two human strains of L. Reuteri DSM 17938 and ATCC PTA 6475; the first have extensive data supporting its use in gastric infections (18) however, it lacks the anti-inflammatory properties that have been provided by L. Reuteri DSM ATCC PTA 6475 that has excellent acid resistance and has strong anti-inflammatory properties (19); for these reasons, Gastrus is the best candidate for this indication.

Full description

Aim of study

Our aims are to assess if Gastrus administration:

  1. reduces the incidence of SIBO;
  2. reduces the risk of infections in children treated with gastric-acid inhibitors;
  3. prevents perturbation of gut microbiota and related dysbiosis;

Study Product Gastrus sachets/chewable caps: 2x108 CFU Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938 + 2x108 CFU Lactobacillus reuteri ATCC PTA 6475.

Placebo sachets/chewable caps: Identical in shape, colour and taste to Gastrus capsules but without the Lactobacillus reuteri components.

Both study products are delivered in identical containers. Dosing: Two sachets/cps twice a day. Length of treatment: Gastrus or placebo will be administered for all the duration of PPI administration (8 weeks) plus two weeks after its discontinuation. A final evaluation will be performed 4 weeks after the discontinuation of both Gastrus and placebo.

Compliance, PP and ITT To be considered compliant the participant should have consumed at leas 80% of the doses. In order to improve compliance, the participants will be equipped with alarm-devices. Compliant patients will be assessed as Per-Protocol (PP). Patients that are non-compliant will be included in the Intention-To-Treat analysis.

Outcomes Primary efficacy parameter This study aimed at investigating if Gastrus administration prevents the emergence of SIBO and reduces the risk of infections in children treated with proton pump inhibitors and.

Exploratory parameters Ability of Gastrus to prevent and control gut microbiota alteration; Ability of Gastrus to improve GI symptoms for which the drug has been prescribed.

Sample size calculation Assuming that the average rate of infection in patient who assume PPI is 32% as compared to 9% of those who do not use the drug (16), to demonstrate an efficacy of the probiotic, keeping a power of the study of 80% and a p of 0,05 we need 78 patients for group that, considering a drop out of 10%, will became 86 per group (patient younger/older 4 years of age:0,75) This sample size is by far larger than needed to demonstrate the preventive effect on SIBO emergence.

Enrollment

172 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

12 months to 14 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • Age: children between 1 month and 14 years of age;

    o We start with children older than 4 years of age.

  • Necessity of therapy with Proton Pump Inhibitors for Gastroesophageal reflux disease and/or Functional Dyspepsia;

  • Informed consent obtained.

Exclusion criteria

  • Neurological pathologies (PCI and Spastic tetra-paresis);
  • Nasogastric feeding;
  • Known immunodeficiency;
  • Previous therapy with gastric acid inhibitors;
  • HP infection;
  • Assumption of prebiotics, other probiotics or symbiotics in the previous month;
  • Malnutrition or severe dystrophy;
  • Cystic Fibrosis.

Trial design

Primary purpose

Prevention

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

Quadruple Blind

172 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Gastrus
Experimental group
Description:
86 patients Gastrus sachets/chewable caps: 2x108 CFU Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938 + 2x108 CFU Lactobacillus reuteri ATCC PTA 6475. Placebo sachets/chewable caps: Identical in shape, colour and taste to Gastrus capsules but without the Lactobacillus reuteri components. Both study products are delivered in identical containers. Dosing: Two sachets/cps twice a day. Length of treatment: Gastrus or placebo will be administered for all the duration of PPI administration (8 weeks) plus two weeks after its discontinuation. A final evaluation will be performed 4 weeks after the discontinuation of both Gastrus and placebo.
Treatment:
Dietary Supplement: Gastrus
Placebo
Placebo Comparator group
Description:
86 patients Gastrus sachets/chewable caps: 2x108 CFU Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938 + 2x108 CFU Lactobacillus reuteri ATCC PTA 6475. Placebo sachets/chewable caps: Identical in shape, colour and taste to Gastrus capsules but without the Lactobacillus reuteri components. Both study products are delivered in identical containers. Dosing: Two sachets/cps twice a day. Length of treatment: Gastrus or placebo will be administered for all the duration of PPI administration (8 weeks) plus two weeks after its discontinuation. A final evaluation will be performed 4 weeks after the discontinuation of both Gastrus and placebo.
Treatment:
Other: Placebo

Trial contacts and locations

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Central trial contact

ruggiero francavilla, professor

Data sourced from clinicaltrials.gov

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