Pilot Trial of a Synbiotic in HIV+ Patients
Public ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00688311. Field values are reproduced from the official study page; the official ClinicalTrials.gov record remains the source of truth for eligibility, enrollment, and contact information.
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Brief summary
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The goal of this study is to test the hypothesis that daily ingestion of a 'synbiotic' for 4 weeks will improve intestinal function, ease immune system overactivation, and increase blood CD4 count in HIV-infected individuals. A 'Synbiotic' is a mixture of probiotic bacteria and dietary fiber.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT00688311
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 34 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- Female
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- May 2008 (Type not available)
- Primary completion
- Nov 2009 (Actual)
- Completion
- Nov 2009 (Actual)
- Last update posted
- Nov 23, 2009
2008 – 2009
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARES Clinic | Sacramento | California | 95811 | — |
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- Last update posted Nov 23, 2009 · Synced Oct 27, 2026
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