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| ID | Type | Description | Link |
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| Grant# PC 14-13 | Other Identifier | New Jersey Health Foundation |
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Lack of recruitment
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| Saint Peters University Hospital | OTHER |
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The study will evaluate if administration of probiotic Culturelle (Lactobacillus Rhamnosus GG) along with antibiotics can help decrease the occurrence of diarrhea caused by antibiotics as well as Clostridium difficile Diarrhea.
Inpatient adult males and females who are at least 18 years of age or older, undergoing treatment with antibiotics irrespective of indication and the type of antibiotics. The setting is an academic hospital.The patients are screened and potentially recruited upon initiation of antibiotic treatment regardless of indication for antibiotic prescription. The participants are patients being admitted to any inpatient units of the hospital for treatment with antibiotics. Exclusion criteria is:
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Placebo | Placebo Comparator | Placebo capsules |
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| Probiotics | Experimental | Lactobacillus Rhamnosus GG 10 billion cfu BID |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Probiotics | Dietary Supplement | Randomized to receive probiotics or placebo |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Diarrhea | Diarrhea associated with antibiotics | 4 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Tolerability of probiotics | Patient experience with use of probiotics | 4 weeks |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Amita Avadhani, DNP | Rutgers University and Saint Peters University Hospital | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Saint Peters University Hospital | New Brunswick | New Jersey | 08824 | United States |
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| ID | Term |
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| D003967 | Diarrhea |
| ID | Term |
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| D012817 | Signs and Symptoms, Digestive |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
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| D019936 | Probiotics |
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| D019587 | Dietary Supplements |
| D005502 | Food |
| D000066888 | Diet, Food, and Nutrition |
| D010829 | Physiological Phenomena |
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| D019602 |
| Food and Beverages |