Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 3:40 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 3:40 PM
NCT ID:
NCT01087892
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Male/female patients, above 55 years of age Patient has given written informed consent/Assent to take part in the study Patients are receiving antibiotics as inpatients Patients prescribed therapy with single or multiple antibiotics (oral or IV) will be included Antibiotic therapy must be indicated for a minimum of 72 hours Patients must be able to take medication orally Inclusion in the study is approved by the admitting consultant and validated by a member of the trial team within 48 hours
Exclusion Criteria:
* Age less than 55 years Pregnancy Patients on PEG feed. Diarrhoea on admission or within the preceding week Severe life-threatening illness
Subjects with allergy or hypersensitivity to any component of the study product (e.g.: allergy or hypersensitivity to milk proteins) Subjects who had any surgery or intervention in the last 4 weeks Subjects enrolled in another clinical study in the last 4 weeks Subjects who are thought not to comply with the clinical study Subjects presenting with a severe evolving or active pathology or infection of the gastrointestinal tract such as inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis, diverticular disease or liver cirrhosis.
Any condition affecting the pancreas including acute and chronic pancreatitis Patients who had a surgical operation in their bowels in the preceding 3 months A medical condition such that the life expectancy of the patient is predicted at less than 3 months by the admitting consultant and validated by a member of the trial team Immune-suppressed patients (e.g. HIV) Steroid use of Prednisolone greater than 10mg a day (or equivalent of Dexamethasone) for over 2 weeks prior to entering the trial Patients on Cytotoxic drugs Post-transplant patients Any clinical condition affecting the pancreas including acute and chronic pancreatitis Patients with prosthetic heart valves or a history of endocarditis. Patients who have taken probiotic drinks containing live organisms or over the counter probiotic preparations in the past seven days (see Appendix 10) Foreign travel in the last 7 days
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
55 Years
Study:
NCT01087892
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT01087892