Evaluation of the Efficacy of Bio-K+ Cl-1285® In the Nasal Decolonization of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Carrier Patients
Summary
Trial Objectives:
Primary objective:
- To evaluate the efficacy of Bio-K+CL1285® in patients with Methicillin-Resistant S. aureus (MRSA) nasal colonization by comparing the MRSA decolonization following either Bio-K+CL1285® or placebo treatment.
Secondary objective:
- To evaluate the safety profile of Bio-K+CL1285®.
Description
Study Design:
Double-blind, randomized (1:1 randomization), placebo-controlled, single center Canadian study.
Patients will be randomly assigned to one of the two study products. A randomization schedule will be generated by the sponsor for each participating centre. This schedule will link patient identification numbers to one of the two study products allocated at random. The schedule will be prepared on a 1:1 randomization ratio.
The study products will be labelled with the patient identification number. Patients have to be randomized in the order in which they qualify from the screening phase for inclusion in the study.
Patients withdrawn from the study retain their patient number if already given. New patients must always be allotted a new identification number (PIN).
Study Duration:
The duration of patient participation in the study will be between 22 and 23 days. The overall duration of the study is expected to be approximately 10 months; with subject recruitment proposed to start in March 2009, the last follow-up visit is expected in May 2010. The actual overall study duration or subject recruitment period may vary.
Number of Sites (inside and outside of Canada):
One center in the province of Quebec will be involved in the study.
Study Design
Allocation: Randomized, Control: Placebo Control, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment
Conditions
MRSA Colonization
Intervention
Bio-K+ CL1285, Placebo
Location
Pierre Le Gardeur Hospital
Terrebonne
Quebec
Canada
J6V 2H2
Status
Recruiting
Source
Bio-K Plus International Inc.
Results (where available)
Links
- Source: http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00941356
- Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on July 15, 2010
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Therapeutic Misconception
Misunderstanding among individuals, frequently research subjects, of scientific methods such as randomization and placebo controls.
Placebo Effect
An effect usually, but not necessarily, beneficial that is attributable to an expectation that the regimen will have an effect, i.e., the effect is due to the power of suggestion.
Bacterial Adhesion
Physicochemical property of fimbriated (FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL) and non-fimbriated bacteria of attaching to cells, tissue, and nonbiological surfaces. It is a factor in bacterial colonization and pathogenicity.
Helicobacter Heilmannii
A species of gram-negative, spiral-shaped bacteria found in the gastric mucosa that is associated with chronic antral gastritis. This bacterium was first discovered in samples removed at endoscopy from patients investigated for HELICOBACTER PYLORI colonization.
Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous
An acute inflammation of the INTESTINAL MUCOSA that is characterized by the presence of pseudomembranes or plaques in the SMALL INTESTINE (pseudomembranous enteritis) and the LARGE INTESTINE (pseudomembranous colitis). It is commonly associated with antibiotic therapy and CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE colonization.
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