The effect of administration of Lactobacillus casei culture in hospitalised patients who develop diarrhoea

ISRCTN ISRCTN72696261
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN72696261
Secondary identifying numbers N0046153273
Submission date
30/09/2005
Registration date
30/09/2005
Last edited
28/07/2017
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Digestive System
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Dr Don Sims
Scientific

Department of Elderly Medicine
Birmingham Heartlands Hosptial
Bordesley Green Road
Birmingham
B9 5SS
United Kingdom

Phone +44 (0)121 424 2000
Email donsims@btinternet.com

Study information

Study designRandomised controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Hospital
Study typeTreatment
Scientific titleThe effect of administration of Lactobacillus casei culture in hospitalised patients who develop diarrhoea
Study objectivesTo reduce the incidence and duration of diarrhoea in elderly patients.
Ethics approval(s)Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedDiarrhoea
InterventionSingle-centre double-blind randomised controlled trial
Intervention typeDrug
Pharmaceutical study type(s)
PhaseNot Applicable
Drug / device / biological / vaccine name(s)Lactobacillus casei culture
Primary outcome measureNot provided at time of registration
Secondary outcome measuresNot provided at time of registration
Overall study start date01/02/2005
Completion date30/06/2005

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupNot Specified
SexNot Specified
Target number of participants120
Key inclusion criteriaElderly patients
Key exclusion criteriaNot provided at time of registration
Date of first enrolment01/02/2005
Date of final enrolment30/06/2005

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

Birmingham Heartlands Hosptial
Birmingham
B9 5SS
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

Department of Health
Government

Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom

Phone +44 (0)20 7307 2622
Email dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
Website http://www.dh.gov.uk/Home/fs/en

Funders

Funder type

Government

Birmingham Heartlands and Solihull NHS Trust (UK)

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Editorial Notes

28/07/2017: No publications found in PubMed, verifying study status with principal investigator.