70
Participants
Start Date
October 31, 2006
Primary Completion Date
December 31, 2008
Study Completion Date
December 31, 2008
Probiotics - Lactobacillus casei and Bifidobacterium breve
Experimental group:This group received enteral tube feeding or oral diet plus a juice containing 1 sachet (1g) of probiotics (Lactobacillus casei and Bifidobacterium breve - 6x 108 UFC/g) three times a day.
Maize starch
Placebo group: This groups received enteral tube feeding or oral diet plus a juice containing,approximately, 725mg of placebo three times a day.
Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia
Federal University of Uberlandia
OTHER