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Be Part of Research - Trial Details - Does sending a group of patients an advice leaflet advising them on the benefits of taking probiotics reduce the number of respiratory infections they get over the winter?
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Does sending a group of patients an advice leaflet advising them on the benefits of taking probiotics reduce the number of respiratory infections they get over the winter?

Not Recruiting

Open to: All Genders

Age: Adult

London

Medical Conditions

Asthma

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This study aims to find out whether writing to a whole group of patients and advising them to take probiotics (microbes that may have health benefits) throughout the colder half of the year might be an effective measure in reducing the need for antibiotics and visits to the doctor for respiratory infections.

Start dates may differ between countries and research sites. The research team are responsible for keeping the information up-to-date.  

The recruitment start and end dates are as follows:

01 Oct 2013 31 Mar 2014

Publications

2016 Results article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27621158 results

Participants will automatically be sent the advice leaflets at the same time as they are sent their annual influenza vaccination invite. Half of the participants will receive the standard advice leaflet which gives advice on getting annual influenza vaccinations, good hygiene measures, and making sure their asthma control/inhaler technique is checked. The other half will receive a leaflet containing all of this advice plus some additional advice about taking probiotics. This additional advice group will receive vouchers enabling them to receive the probiotic for free, through the company that makes it, Cultech.


All people on the asthmatic register for the participating clinic are eligible to take part in the study.

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You may not be able to take part if:


Only one participant per household is eligible who will be selected at random with the others excluded


Below are the locations for where you can take part in the trial. Please note that not all sites may be open.

  • Paediatric Research Unit
    London
    W2 1PG

Probiotics have an excellent safety record and are widely available over the counter. Risks to participants are therefore minimal.

Dr Robert Boyle



The study is sponsored by Imperial College London and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (UK) and funded by Vouchers/Lab4 probiotic provided by Cultech (UK); Other expenses incurred by doctors of Ashfields Primary Care Centre, Sandbach (UK).



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Read full details for Trial ID: ISRCTN61742917
Last updated 08 February 2017

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