PTM202 for the Treatment of Environmental Enteric Dysfunction (EED)
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of PTM202 in treating environmental enteric dysfunction.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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N/A |
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Experimental: Intervention PTM202 and micro-nutrient sprinkles |
Dietary Supplement: PTM202
PTM202 given twice daily for 30 days.
Dietary Supplement: micro-nutrient sprinkles
Micro-nutrient sprinkles will be given twice daily for 30 days.
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Other: Control micro-nutrient sprinkles |
Dietary Supplement: micro-nutrient sprinkles
Micro-nutrient sprinkles will be given twice daily for 30 days.
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- EED biomarker composite score [4 months]
composite score of fecal Reg 1B, fecal myeloperoxidase, urinary lactulose: mannitol ratio, serum soluable-CD14, and serum C-reactive protein
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Weight gain [4 months]
- Height gain [4 months]
- Number of diarrheal episodes [4 months]
- Glucose hydrogen breath test [4 months]
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Aged 6 - 9 months old
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-1> Weight-for-age Z score > -3
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Parental consent to participate and receive daily supplementation with either PTM202 and/or micro-nutrient sprinkles, participate in specimen collection
Exclusion Criteria:
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Presence of known kidney, liver, heart, developmental, or neurologic disease
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Allergy to milk and/or egg (assessed by history)
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Milk intolerance (assessed by history)
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Abnormal liver or kidney function tests
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Family is planning to move from the study area or children is enrolled to the other clinical trial within 3 months of follow up
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Child being exclusively breast fed at the time of enrollment
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh | Dhaka | Bangladesh |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- University of Virginia
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Investigators
None specified.Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- 19993