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CompletedNCT02128984VITJUNIORUpdated Jul 19, 2019

Clinical Study With an Enteral Formula With Symbiotic and DHA for Malnourished Children

An interventional study of Symbiotic Formula with DHA and antioxidants and Standard Formula in Cystic Fibrosis, Failure to Thrive and Malnutrition, sponsored by Laboratorios Ordesa. Completed at 8 sites in 2 countries. Open to participants aged 1 Year and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-07-19.

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

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
109
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
1 Year and older
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-12

Among 87 studies in Cystic Fibrosis with a site in Spain — 7 open to participants now, 11 under way, 2 of them phase 3. Cystic Fibrosis · Spain.

Enrollment
39th of 79
109 · median 105
Started
2012
with 3 others
No phase
18 of 87
3 open now
Registered
23rd of 87
by date

Among the 87 studies in Cystic Fibrosis with a site in Spain, this one is the 39th largest by enrollment of the 79 interventional ones, is one of 4 that started in 2012, is one of 18 with no phase, and was the 23rd registered.

By phase

87 studies; the count open now beside each. This study's row is marked.

Phase 339 · 0 open
No phasethis study18 · 3 open
Phase 212 · 2 open
Observational8 · 2 open
Phase 1/24 · 0 open
Phase 44 · 0 open
Phase 2/32 · 0 open

By the year they started

First in 2006; this study’s year is marked. 4 started in 2012.

Size and results

Median enrollment 105 across the 79 interventional studies, 90 across the 8 observational. Of the 70 that completed or were terminated, 46 (66%) have results posted.

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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a nutritional supplement is effective in the treatment of malnutrition in pediatric patients with failure to thrive or cystic fibrosis.

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This is a multicenter, controlled, randomized, prospective, parallel-group, double-blind study to evaluate the effect of a nutritional supplement on nutritional status in children with failure to thrive or cystic fibrosis. Patients will be randomized to receive either a symbiotic formula with DHA and antioxidants or a standard formula.

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Conditions studied

  • Cystic Fibrosis
  • Failure to Thrive
  • Malnutrition

Keywords

  • Malnutrition
  • Dietary supplement
  • Nutritional supplement
  • Symbiotic formula
  • DHA
  • Cystic Fibrosis
  • Failure to Thrive
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
1 Year and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Malnutrition (P / T \<-1 SD) by intake deficit without organic disease (failure to thrive) and / or patients diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis).
  • Age >= 1 year.
  • Stable patients
  • No antibiotherapy in the last 30 days
  • Inform consent signed (parent/legal representative)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with allergy / intolerance to cow's milk proteins
  • Metabolically unstable patient
  • Patients with metabolic intolerance to carbohydrates
  • Patients with severe disease in the last 30 days
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Study design

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

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Vitafos Junior

    Symbiotic Formula with DHA and antioxidants

    Dietary Supplement: Symbiotic Formula with DHA and antioxidants

  • Active comparator
    Standard Formula

    Standard isocaloric and isonitrogenous formula.

    Dietary Supplement: Standard Formula

Interventions

  • Dietary supplementSymbiotic Formula with DHA and antioxidants

    6 months intervention.

    Also known as: Vitafos Junior

  • Dietary supplementStandard Formula

    6 months intervention.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Changes in inflammatory response

    Differences in faecal calprotectin's levels after 3rd and 6th months of treatment.

    Time frame: At 3rd and 6th months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Changes in nutritional status

    Differences measured by changes in weight, height, growth Z-scores, fat body mass and lean body mass.

    Time frame: At 3rd and 6th months

  2. Changes in microbiota profile

    Differences measured by changes in faecal microbiota composition.

    Time frame: At 3rd and 6th months

  3. Changes in Interleukin levels

    Differences in faecal interleukin levels. Only for cystic fibrosis patients.

    Time frame: At 6th month

  4. Incidence of Infections

    Episodes of infections during the study period

    Time frame: At 1st, 3rd and 6th months

Other outcomes

  1. Tolerability of the formula

    Tolerability to the formula in both groups

    Time frame: At 1st, 3rd and 6th months

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Study locations

8 sites
  • Instituto Nacional de Salud del Niño
    Lima, Breña, Peru
  • Hospital de Henares
    Coslada, Madrid 28822, Spain
  • Hospital Universitario Santa Lucía
    Cartagena, Murcia 30202, Spain
  • Hospital de Torrecárdenas
    Almería, 04009, Spain
  • Hospital Puerta del Mar
    Cádiz, 11009, Spain
  • Hospital Universitario La Paz
    Madrid, 28046, Spain
  • Hospital Virgen Macarena
    Sevilla, 41009, Spain
  • Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet
    Zaragoza, 50009, Spain
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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
Not marked actual or estimatedDates not marked actual or estimated

The record gives a start of Jan 2012, a primary completion of Feb 2015 and a completion of May 2015. It does not say whether these dates are actual or estimated.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Mar 28, 2014
First posted
May 1, 2014
Start
Jan 2012
Primary completionActual
Feb 2015
CompletionActual
May 2015
Last update
Jul 19, 2019
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
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
NCT02128984
Lead sponsor
Laboratorios Ordesa
Collaborators
Quantum Experimental, Peruvian Clinical Research
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
May 1, 2014
Start date
Jan 2012
Primary completion
Feb 2015
Completion
May 2015
Last update
Jul 19, 2019

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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