Probiotics to improve outcomes of colic in the community: protocol for the Baby Biotics randomised controlled trial

Probiotics to improve outcomes of colic in the community: protocol for the Baby Biotics randomised controlled trial

Infant colic, characterised by excessive crying/fussing for no apparent cause, affects up to 20% of infants under three months of age and is a great burden to families, health professionals and the health system. One promising approach to improving its management is the use of oral probiotics. The B...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMC pediatrics 2012-08, Vol.12 (1), p.135-135, Article 135
Hauptverfasser: Sung, Valerie, Hiscock, Harriet, Tang, Mimi, Mensah, Fiona K, Heine, Ralf G, Stock, Amanda, York, Elissa, Barr, Ronald G, Wake, Melissa
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Age
Analysis
Babies
Biota
Biotechnology industry
Breastfeeding & lactation
Care and treatment
Children & youth
Clinical trials
Colic
Colic - diet therapy
Colony-forming cells
Crying
Data processing
Double-Blind Method
E coli
Epidemiology
Families & family life
Food allergies
Health aspects
Health care costs
Health care reform
Hospitals
Humans
Infant
Infants
Intervention
Lactobacillus reuteri
Maternal & child health
Medical care
Medical care, Cost of
Mental disorders
Mental health
Microbiota (Symbiotic organisms)
Patient outcomes
Postpartum depression
Probiotics
Probiotics - therapeutic use
Quality management
Quality of life
Randomised controlled trial
Regression analysis
Sleep
Study Protocol
Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:Infant colic, characterised by excessive crying/fussing for no apparent cause, affects up to 20% of infants under three months of age and is a great burden to families, health professionals and the health system. One promising approach to improving its management is the use of oral probiotics. The Baby Biotics trial aims to determine whether the probiotic Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938 is effective in reducing crying in infants less than three months old (
ISSN:1471-2431
1471-2431
DOI:10.1186/1471-2431-12-135