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Status unknownNCT03143400PROBIOSINUpdated May 1, 2018

Behavior of Various Galenic Forms of a Probiotic in the Digestive Tract.

An interventional study of Lactobacillus salivarius BL 3123 in Healthy Volunteer and Terminal Ileostomy, sponsored by University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand. Status unknown at 1 site in France. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-05-01.

Sponsored by University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Apr 2018), so the status shown — last known as Recruiting — may be out of date.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
18
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The aim of this study is to assess the behavior of a model probiotic strain, Lactobacillus salivarius, in the digestive tract of healthy volunteers and of ileostomized patients, depending on its galenic form.

Two classic forms will be tested (powder and pill). An innovative galenic form (pill with retarded release), developed to enhance intestinal viability and probiotic efficacy, will also be tested.

Read the detailed description

Probiotic survival in the stomach and in stools will be assessed on 9 healthy volunteers. It will be evaluated in the stomach after one unique probiotic intake. Gastric content will be collected at different times, up until an hour after probiotic ingestion.

Fecal probiotic survival will be evaluated after a 7-day period of probiotic intake. Initial stool collection, before first probiotic intake, will be used as control. Stools will be collected after 7 days of treatment (D8) and 3 days after last intake (D10).

Probiotic survival in the small intestine will be assessed on 9 patients with stable medical condition that either have a terminal or preterminal ileostomy. It will be evaluated after one unique probiotic intake. Ileal content will then be collected within 4 hours after intake.

Probiotic survival will be evaluated in the stomach, small intestine and in stools by qPCR and determination of CFU. Microbiota composition will be determined by pyrosequencing on ileal and fecal samplings. Finally, metabolic activity will be determined by chromatography with a short chain fatty acid dosage.

Healthy volunteers will test each of the 3 galenic forms of Lactobacillus salivarius on 3 periods of 7 days. Each period will be separated from another with a 14-day wash-out period at least.

Ileostomized patients will only take a unique dose of each probiotic. Each intake of a different probiotic will be separated from another by a 14-day wash-out period at least.

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Conditions studied

  • Healthy Volunteer
  • Terminal Ileostomy

Keywords

  • Probiotics
  • Galenic form
  • Digestive tract
  • Intestinal microbiota
  • Lactobacillus salivarius
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In context

Lead sponsor

University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand is the lead sponsor of 841 studies on the registry; 178 are open to participants now.

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

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 65 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

For the healthy volunteer group :

  • age between 18 and 65 years old
  • without previous digestive pathology that could have modified probiotic survival either by the disease itself or by its treatments (IBD, cholestatic disease, pancreatic insufficiency)
  • without previous digestive surgery (except from appendectomy)
  • ability to sign written informed consent
  • health insurance

For the patients with a ostomy pouch :

  • Age between 18 and 65 years old
  • Terminal or preterminal (less than 30 cm of resected ileon) ileostomy performed more than 2 months ago with a stabilized digestive situation and a healthy residual intestine.
  • Without other digestive resection (gall bladder, stomach, pancreas)
  • Healthy and diversified diet
  • Health insurance

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria for both groups :

  • Acute disease, digestive in particular
  • Intake of antibiotics and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in the last 3 months
  • Intake of probiotics and symbiotic within the month before inclusion, either in a food supplement form (Lactibiane, Probiolog, Bacilor, Ergyphyllus, Bion3,) or as a milk product (Actimel, Activia, LC1)
  • Intake of an antacid or gastric antisecretory (anti-H2, proton pump inhibitor) the week before study
  • Intake of gastric emptying modificators and drugs that could slow down bowel movement (domperidone, metoclopramide, morphinise, loperamide) within 48 hours before study.
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding women
  • Patient under guardianship or curatorship
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
18 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Healthy volunteers

    Healthy volunteers will test each of the 3 galenic forms of Lactobacillus salivarius on 3 periods of 7 days. Each period will be separated from another with a 14-day wash-out period at least.

    Drug: Lactobacillus salivarius BL 3123

  • Active comparator
    Ileostomized patients

    Ileostomized patients will only take a unique dose of each probiotic. Each intake of a different probiotic will be separated from another by a 14-day wash-out period at least.

    Drug: Lactobacillus salivarius BL 3123

Interventions

  • DrugLactobacillus salivarius BL 3123

    Two classic forms will be tested (powder and pill). An innovative galenic form (pill with retarded release), developed to enhance intestinal viability and probiotic efficacy, will also be tested.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Survival rate of Lactobacillus salivarius

    Measured by qPCR and determination of CFU in gastric content and in stools for each galenic form.

    Time frame: 7 days

Secondary outcomes

  1. Probiotic residual amount in control healthy volunteer

    Measured by qPCR and determination of CFU

    Time frame: 10 days

  2. Probiotic residual amount in ostomy pouch

    Measured by qPCR and determination of CFU. Fecal microbiota composition at D0 and D8 after the first intake, in the healthy volunteer group, for each 3 galenic forms.

    Time frame: 8 days

  3. Ileal microbiota composition

    Patients with ostomy pouch

    Time frame: 8 days

  4. Potential occurrence of digestive symptoms or extra-digestive

    Nausea, bloating, flatulence, abdominal pain, intestinal transit modification

    Time frame: 8 days

  5. Comparison of residual probiotic amount between in vivo and in vitro collection in the stomach, ileon and in stools

    Measured by qPRC and determination of CFU number

    Time frame: 8 days

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 1, 2018, 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
NCT03143400
Lead sponsor
University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Collaborators
3i nature, European Regional Development Fund, Université d'Auvergne
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
May 8, 2017
Start date
Apr 6, 2017
Primary completion
May 2018 (estimated)
Completion
May 2018 (estimated)
Last update
May 1, 2018

Study contacts

Patrick LACARIN
Contact
placarin@chu-clermontferrand.fr
04 73 75 11 95
Corinne BOUTELOUP, MD
Contact
cbouteloup@chu-clermontferrand.fr

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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