Efficacy of Probiotics on Iron Status During Pregnancy

March 3, 2020 updated by: Probi AB
Determine the effect of probiotics on improving iron status in a population of healthy, pregnant women.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

326

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Sweden
      • Malmö, Sweden, 205 12
        • CuraÖresund

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 42 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Healthy, pregnant women, aged 18-42 years, with a singleton gestation
  • Inclusion at 10-12 weeks of gestation
  • BMI ≥ 18 and ≤ 30 at baseline
  • Provide signed and dated informed consent form
  • Willing to comply with all study procedures

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Serum ferritin level <20 µg/L or Hb<110 g/L at baseline (visit 1)
  • Chronic diseases associated with anemia
  • Known Thalassemia
  • Hyperemesis gravidarum
  • Chronic gastrointestinal disease (inflammable bowel diseases; Crohn's disease, Ulcerative Colitis; diarrheal disease)
  • Known gluten intolerance, lactose intolerance, milk protein allergy
  • Taking antibiotics within four weeks before inclusion
  • Blood or plasma donation within three (3) months prior to baseline
  • History of any clinically significant disease or disorder which, in the opinion of the Investigator, may either put the subject at risk because of participation in the study, or influence the results or the subject's ability to participate in the study
  • Smoking or use of nicotine-containing products (currently or during the last three [3] months)
  • History of alcohol abuse, or excessive intake of alcohol, as judged by the Investigator
  • Hypersensitivity to any of the ingredients in the study products
  • Any other reason for exclusion, as judged by the Investigator

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Probiotics
Capsule with probiotics
Dietary supplement: Probiotics
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Capsule with placebo
Dietary supplement: Placebo

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Serum ferritin level
Time Frame: Week 28 of gestation
Week 28 of gestation

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Probi AB

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

September 9, 2016

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 11, 2018

Study Completion (Actual)

November 11, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 21, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 21, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

September 23, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 4, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 3, 2020

Last Verified

March 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • ProIron 16

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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