The Influence of Probiotics on Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus

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Conditions studied: GI Colonization of Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus

In brief

Drinking probiotics in a the form of a yogurt drink will restore normal gastrointestinal (GI) bacteria in patients whose colon are colonized with vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00591474

Run by

Oregon Health and Science University

People needed

8

Starts

2007-12-01

Expected to finish

2010-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-06-04

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• VRE positive patients with GI colonization

You may not qualify if…

• Age less than 18 years
• Patients who have had a bone marrow transplant
• Extreme short bowel patients (less than 100 cm small bowel remaining)
• Patients with active VRE infection but no GI colonization
• Patients unable to eat and have no feeding access
• Patients who do not have a power of attorney to give consent if they are unable to

Where it is running

• OHSU hospital — Portland, Oregon, United States

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