284
Participants
Start Date
July 31, 2005
Study Completion Date
August 31, 2006
Probiotic supplementation (Lactobacillus plantarum)
GastroPlan capsules from a single lot will be used. The intervention consists of L. plantarum reconstituted in sterile 2.0 cc of 5% dextrose-saline, administered orally using an opaque-amber syringe.
Capital Hospital, Bhubaneswar
Kalinga Hospital, Bhubaneswar
Ispat General Hospital, Rourkela
Global Network for Women's and Children's Health Research
OTHER
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
OTHER
Fogarty International Center of the National Institute of Health
NIH
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
NIH
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
NIH
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NIH
RTI International
OTHER
All India Institute of Medical Sciences
OTHER
TN Medical College, Mumbai
OTHER
Department of Health and Family Welfare, Orissa
OTHER
SCB Medical College, Cuttack
OTHER
Capital Hospital, Bhubaneswar
OTHER
Ispat General Hospital, Rourkela
OTHER
Kalinga Hospital, Bhubaneswar
OTHER
University of Maryland
OTHER
NICHD Global Network for Women's and Children's Health
NETWORK