CompletedNot Applicable

Colonization and Persistence Capacity of a Multi-strain Probiotics in Pediatric Food Allergy to Milk or Egg.

Italy33 participantsStarted 2015-01

Plain-language summary

This study evaluates the addition of three probiotics (Bifidobacterium longum, Bifidobacterium breve and Bifidobacterium infantis) in the treatment of pediatric food allergic children to milk or egg. The allergic participants will receive the probiotics, while other two populations age and sex matched of not confirmed allergic and healthy children will not receive probiotics.

Who can participate

Age range10 Months – 14 Months

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: \- Age between 10 and 14 months Exclusion Criteria: * gastrointestinal disease in progress or appearance in the last 30 days * metabolic diseases * antibiotic treatment in the 2 weeks prior to the start of the study; * intake of probiotic, fermented milk or other functional foods in the two weeks preceding the start of the study.

What they're measuring

Basal stool concentration of Bifidobacterium longum BB536, Bifidobacterium breve M-16V

Timeframe: 2 years

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03639337

SponsorBambino Gesù Hospital and Research Institute

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2018-08

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