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A Limited Institution Pilot Trial Evaluating the Safety of Administering the Probiotic, Lactobacillus Plantarum, to Children and Adolescents Undergoing Allogenic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT) - A Pilot Study
In Brief
A Phase 1 clinical trial evaluating Lactobacillus plantarum strains 299 and 299v for Hematopoietic Organs; Disorder. Completed, enrolled 31 participants across 3 sites.
Detailed Summary
Primary Objective: 1\. To evaluate the safety of orally administered Lactobacillus plantarum strains 299 and 299v, a probiotic, in patients undergoing allogeneic myeloablative HSCT, as measured by incidence of Lactobacillus plantarum bacteremia. Secondary Objectives: 1. To investigate the feasibility of administering Lactobacillus plantarum 299 and 299v to children and adolescents undergoing HSCT. 2. To describe the overall incidence of bacteremia in HSCT patients who have been administered Lactobacillus plantarum. 3. To describe the overall incidence of acute graft versus host disease (GVHD) in HSCT patients who have been administered Lactobacillus plantarum.
Study Details
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Interventions
Patients will receive a daily dose of Lactobacillus plantarum: 1 x10\^8 CFU/kg/day. This supplement will be supplied in sachets of powder and will be mixed in water (certain water-based liquid) that is no warmer that 37o C. Colony forming units (CFU)