Probiotics in Infants With Gastroschisis

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Gastroschisis

In brief

Infants born with gastroschisis usually require surgery shortly after birth. After surgery the intestine is often unable to digest human milk or formula for weeks or months. During this time the baby has to remain in the hospital to receive special nutrition through an IV. How bacteria colonize the intestine in these babies is unknown. Probiotics are bacteria that appear to have beneficial effects on digestion. This study will test whether giving probiotic bacteria to babies after surgery for gastroschisis will change the bacteria in the intestine to be more like those of a healthy breast-fed baby.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01316510

Run by

University of California, Davis

People needed

24

Starts

2011-03-01

Expected to finish

2015-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-07-13

Who can join

Age: any, up to 0. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Gastroschisis
• Born at or transferred to UC Davis Children's hospital

You may not qualify if…

• None

Where it is running

• UC Davis Children's Hospital — Sacramento, California, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial information comes from ClinicalTrials.gov and is refreshed daily. TrialsForMe does not provide medical care and does not run the studies it lists.