Effect of Probiotic and Zinc Supplementations on the Clinical Outcome in Pediatric Patients with Ventriculitis

Recruiting now · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Ventriculitis, Infectious

In brief

The aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of non-antibiotic-based supplemental interventions in the management of ventriculitis among pediatric patients. The study objective is to detect the efficacy of probiotics and zinc when taken simultaneously with antibiotic treatment as immunomodulatory in increasing the recovery rate in pediatric population affected with ventriculitis.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06151392

Run by

Ain Shams University

People needed

140

Starts

2023-07-01

Expected to finish

2025-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2025-02-25

Who can join

Age: 0 and older, up to 4. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Pediatric patients admitted to neurosurgery department with the diagnosis of ventriculitis will be enrolled in the study.

You may not qualify if…

• Patients suffering from any comorbidities other than ventriculitis such as cardiovascular, autoimmune diseases. etc .
• Patients with allergy to zinc.
• Patients with allergy to probiotics.

Where it is running

• Ain shams university — Cairo, Egypt (enrolling)

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