Overview

Probiotics for the Prevention of Antibiotics Associated Diarrhoea and Clostridium Difficile Associated Diarrhoea

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2012-12-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The investigators aim to investigate whether the routine use of the probiotic formulation VSL#3 co-prescribed with antibiotics reduces the incidence of both Antibiotic associated diarrhoea and Clostridium Difficile associated diarrhoea.
Phase:
Phase 2/Phase 3
Details
Lead Sponsor:
National Health Service, United Kingdom
Collaborators:
Ferring Pharmaceuticals
Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
North Bristol NHS Trust
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust
Treatments:
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Antibiotics, Antitubercular