Beneficial Bacteria to Prevent Malnutrition and Diarrhea in Pakistani Infants

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2008-03-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This study will determine whether lactobacillus GG (LGG), a beneficial bacterium, when given in yogurt, will reduce growth faltering in babies living in a poor area of Pakistan who are being weaned from breastfeeding.

Study hypothesis: Use of the probiotic bacteria LGG at the time of weaning will lessen the impact of faltering growth in babies living in the slums of Pakistan.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Tufts University
• Collaborator: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Born and reside in Bilal Colony, Karachi Pakistan during the study

• Parent or guardian willing to provide informed consent

• Parent or guardian willing to permit home visits

• Predominantly breastfed at study start

Exclusion Criteria:

• Malnutrition at time of weaning

• Medical condition that would affect response to LGG