Probiotics for Clostridium Difficile Infection in Older Adults

PHASE2CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

33

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

February 28, 2013

Primary Completion Date

February 28, 2015

Study Completion Date

February 28, 2015

Conditions
Clostridium Difficile
Interventions
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Probiotic

The intervention will consist of the subject taking the study medication once a day for 4 weeks. During hospitalization, patients will be followed daily for diarrhea history, record of concomitant medications, adverse effects (AEs), and their response to treatment using a stool diary. Upon discharge from the hospital, patients will be contacted through weekly phone calls to assess diarrhea history, record of concomitant medications, adverse effects (AEs), and their response to treatment using a stool diary. At weeks 4 and 8, a stool sample will be collected, and the stool diary will be reviewed.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo

The intervention will consist of the subject taking the placebo once a day for 4 weeks. day for 4 weeks. During hospitalization, patients will be followed daily for diarrhea history, record of concomitant medications, adverse effects (AEs), and their response to treatment using a stool diary. Upon discharge from the hospital, patients will be contacted through weekly phone calls to assess diarrhea history, record of concomitant medications, adverse effects (AEs), and their response to treatment using a stool diary. At weeks 4 and 8, a stool sample will be collected, and the stool diary will be reviewed.

Trial Locations (1)

53792

University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

NIH

collaborator

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

NIH

lead

University of Wisconsin, Madison

OTHER

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