Safety of Lactobacillus Rhamnosus GG Vs. Placebo in Elderly Subjects Receiving Trivalent Inactivated Influenza Vaccine
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Official title
Double Blind Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Safety of Lactobacillus Rhamnosus GG ATCC 53103 (LGG) Vs. Placebo in Elderly Subjects Receiving Trivalent Inactivated Influenza Vaccine
Brief summary
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This is a phase I, randomized controlled trial to evaluate the safety of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) versus placebo in elderly subjects receiving the trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine. Lactobacilli are part of the normal flora of the intestine. LGG is one of several strains of Lactobacilli that is used as a probiotic or microorganism administered to confer "health benefits". Our research is focused on studying the possible therapeutic effects of LGG. The study hypotheses are: 1. LGG or placebo administered twice daily will be safe and well tolerated in elderly subjects who have just received the trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine 2. The immune response to the influenza vaccine at day 21, 28, 56, and at the end of the influenza season will be higher in the LGG group than the placebo group 3. The occurrence rate of influenza like illness during the influenza season will be lower in the LGG group than in the placebo group 4. The diversity of the microbiota in nasopharyngeal and stool specimens at day 21, 28, 56 and at the end of the influenza season will be greater in the LGG group than the placebo group.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT01368029
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Enrollment
- 28 participants
Conditions and interventions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 65 Years to 80 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepts healthy volunteers
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Study timeline
- Start date
- Aug 31, 2011
- Primary completion
- Apr 30, 2012
- Completion
- Apr 30, 2012
- Last update posted
- Jan 10, 2017
2011 – 2012
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston | Massachusetts | 02114 | — |
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