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CompletedNCT02096302GO-INFUpdated Jul 19, 2019

The Effects of an Infant Formula Containing Probiotic CECT7210 on Gastrointestinal Health

An interventional study of Infant Formula with a novel probiotic CECT7210 and Standard formula in Gastrointestinal Diseases, sponsored by Laboratorios Ordesa. Completed at 3 sites in Spain. Open to participants aged Up to 90 Days, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-07-19.

Sponsored by Laboratorios Ordesa · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
194
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
Up to 90 Days
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether an infant formula supplemented with a new probiotic CECT7210, is effective in reducing the incidence of infections, specially the gastrointestinal ones.

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This a multicenter, controlled, randomized, prospective, parallel, double-blinded study to evaluate the effect of an infant formula containing a new probiotic, Bifidobacterium longum biovar infantis CECT7210, on the incidence of diarrhea in healthy infants born at term. Infants will be randomized to take an standard infant formula or the infant formula with the probiotic CECT7210 during 12 weeks.

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Conditions studied

  • Gastrointestinal Diseases

Keywords

  • Probiotics
  • Infant Formula
  • Microbiota
  • Bifidobacterium longum biovar infantis CECT7210
  • Growth
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In context

Gastrointestinal Diseases

628 studies on the registry are indexed under Gastrointestinal Diseases; 129 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 194 is above the median of 77 across 422 interventional studies indexed under Gastrointestinal Diseases.

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Lead sponsor

Laboratorios Ordesa is the lead sponsor of 16 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
Up to 90 Days
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • Full-term healthy newborns (>= 37 weeks)
  • Birth weight between >=2.500g and \<=4.500g)
  • Normal growth curve (between 3-97 percentiles)
  • 0-60 days of age on enrolment
  • Maximum 30 days of breastfeeding
  • Exclusively infant formula on enrolment
  • Breastfeeding or infant formula with pre/probiotics feeding stopped 15 days before enrolment
  • Parents or caregivers agree to exclude any source of prebiotics or probiotics during the study
  • Parents or caregivers agree to follow-on the study 12 weeks
  • Informed consent signed ( Parent/Legal representative)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Congenital illness or malformation that may affect infant feeding and /or normal growth
  • Significant pre-natal or post-natal diseases
  • Infant's family history of atopy
  • Any pathology related to the immune or gastrointestinal system.
  • Suspected or known allergy to cow's milk protein
  • Infants receiving pre or probiotics within less than 15 days prior to enrolment
  • Infant's family who in the investigator's assessment cannot be expected to comply with the protocol
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
194 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Experimental Formula

    Infant formula with a novel probiotic CECT7210

    Dietary Supplement: Infant Formula with a novel probiotic CECT7210

  • Active comparator
    Standard Formula

    Standard infant formula without probiotics

    Dietary Supplement: Standard formula

Interventions

  • Dietary supplementInfant Formula with a novel probiotic CECT7210

    Bottle-feeding with a new infant formula enriched with probiotic CECT7210 during the first 3 months of life.

  • Dietary supplementStandard formula

    Standard formula without probiotics

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Changes in diarrhea incidence

    Differences between diarrhea incidence amongst groups from baseline to 12th weeks.

    Time frame: At 4th, 8th, 12th weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Changes in infections incidence

    Differences between rate of infections or duration amongst groups.

    Time frame: At 4th, 8th, 12th weeks.

  2. Changes in microbiota

    Differences between faecal bacterial populations.

    Time frame: At 4th, 8th, 12th weeks

  3. Changes in Immunoglobulin A secretor (IgAs)

    Differences between faecal IgAs amongst groups.

    Time frame: At 4th and 12th weeks

  4. Tolerability of the product

    To evaluate gastrointestinal tolerability of both study formulas.

    Time frame: At 4th, 8th and 12th weeks

  5. Growth

    To compare anthropometric measurements between probiotic CECT7210 formula group and standard group.

    Time frame: At 4th, 8th and 12th weeks

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Study locations

3 sites
  • Hospital Sant Joan de Reus
    Reus, Tarragona, Spain
  • Hospital Universitario La Paz
    Madrid, Spain
  • Hospital Joan XXIII
    Tarragona, Spain
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References and documents

Publications

  • Closa R, Ferré N, Luque V, Gispert-Llaurado M, Ruibio-Torrents C, Polanco I, Morera M, Moreno JA, Rivero M, Escribano J. Effect of probiotic CECT7210 supplementation of infant formula in healthy infants. ESPGHAN Abstracts Book. JPGN. Vol. 60, Supplement 1, May 2015. PA-N-0038.
  • Moreno JA, Cifuentes GC, Morera M, Martínez-Blach JF, Codoñer F, Genovés S, Chenoll E, Polanco I, Closa R, Escribano J, Ferré N, Luque V, Rivero M. Feeding infant formula supplemented with the probiotic bacteria bifidobacterium longum subsp.infantis CECT7210 produce beneficial changes in gastointestinal microbial communities: a metagenomic approach. ESPGHAN Abstracts Book. JPGN. Vol. 60, Supplement 1, May 2015. PO-N-0361.
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 19, 2019, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02096302
Lead sponsor
Laboratorios Ordesa
Collaborators
Harrison Clinical Research
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Mar 26, 2014
Start date
Jan 2011
Primary completion
Nov 2012
Completion
Jun 2013
Last update
Jul 19, 2019

Study contacts

Isabel Polanco, Professor
study chair · Hospital Universitario La Paz
Joaquin Escribano, Professor
principal investigator · Hospital Sant Joan de Reus, Reus, Spain
Ricardo Closa, Professor
principal investigator · Hospital Joan XXIII de Tarragona, Tarragona, Spain

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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