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PreeclampsiaNCT02693041

Pregnancy Complications - A Probiotic Interventional Study

A study testing probiotic in people with Preeclampsia and Preterm Birth, run by Sahlgrenska University Hospital at 1 site in Sweden.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

Investigators hypothesize that a) probiotics decrease the overall inflammatory state in the pregnant woman, especially in women with high risk pregnancies. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older, women onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Preeclampsia, Preterm Birth
What is being tested?
probiotic
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
105 participants
Where
1 siteSweden
Study dates
Jun 2012to 27 Sep 2021
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • Women only
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Maternal age > or = 18 y
  • Singleton pregnancy
  • Nulli or multiparous without maternal intercurrent diseases or pregnant women with a history of spontaneous preterm delivery or pregnant women with a history of preeclampsia.

Who cannot join

  • Multiple pregnancy
  • Gestational age > 17+6 weeks at first visit
  • Chronic intermittent diseases (e.g. diabetes mellitus, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, Chron disease, ulcerative colitis)
  • Uterus malformations
  • Immunomodulatory medication
  • Hormonal treatment (e.g. crinone, progesterone)
  • Subject disagrees to stop intake of other products containing probiotics during study time.
  • Subject is unable to provide written informed consent

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Sweden1 site
  • Bo Jacobsson

    Gothenburg, 416 85

Other trials in Sweden

About this study

Investigators hypothesize that

  1. probiotics decrease the overall inflammatory state in the pregnant woman, especially in women with high risk pregnancies.
Read the detailed description

The main of the Project is to determine if dietary supplementation intake of probiotics are associated with a decreased inflammatory response in pregnant women, especially those with a history of previous preterm birth or preeclampsia, in a randomized clinical trial. Investigators also want to further investigate the relationship between intake of probiotics and the degree of inflammation in different compartments during pregnancy to see how the probiotic components affect the inflammatory state in the women.

Being tested
probiotic, placebo
Keywords
Probiotics, inflammation, immunological response, preterm birth, preeclampsia
Medical subject headings
Pre-Eclampsia, Premature Birth, Inflammation

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • probioticDrug

    Also called Lactobacillus rhamnosus, LGG

    Low-risk women, women with prior preeclampsia and women with a prior preterm birth will be randomized to be treated with LGG during pregnancy. Effect on maternal and perinatal outcome as well as the effect of treatment on immunological and inflammatory biomarkers will be evaluated.

  • placeboDrug

    Low-risk women, women with prior preeclampsia and women with a prior preterm birth will be randomized to be treated with placebo during pregnancy. Effect on maternal and perinatal outcome as well as the effect of treatment on immunological and inflammatory biomarkers will be evaluated.

Study groups in NCT02693041
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
PROBIOTIC in low-risk womenActive comparatorIn low-risk women, probiotic group will be treated with the Active ingredient containing Lactobacillus rhamnosus (LGG) (> 10x8 CFU) during all pregnancy until delivery. Capsules contain maltodextrin, LGG and vegetal magnesium stearate.
Receives: Drug: probiotic
PLACEBO in low-risk womenPlacebo comparatorIn low-risk women, placebo group will be treated with the placebo ingredient during all pregnancy until delivery. The capsules of the placebo Group have similar content but lack the probiotic lactic acid bacteria which has been replaced by maltodextrin to make the mg amount equal.
Receives: Drug: placebo
PROBIOTIC in women with a prior PTBActive comparatorIn women with a prior preterm birth (PTB), probiotic Group will be treated with the Active ingredient containing Lactobacillus rhamnosus (LGG) (> 10x8 CFU) during all pregnancy until delivery. Capsules contain maltodextrin, LGG and vegetal magnesium stearate.
Receives: Drug: probiotic
PLACEBO in women with a prior PTBPlacebo comparatorIn women with a prior preterm birth (PTB), placebo group will be treated with the placebo ingredient during all pregnancy until delivery. The capsules of the placebo Group have similar content but lack the probiotic lactic acid bacteria which has been replaced by maltodextrin to make the mg amount equal.
Receives: Drug: placebo
PROBIOTIC in women with a prior PEActive comparatorIn women with a prior preeclampsia (PE), probiotic Group will be treated with the Active ingredient containing Lactobacillus rhamnosus (LGG) (> 10x8 CFU) during all pregnancy until delivery. Capsules contain maltodextrin, LGG and vegetal magnesium stearate.
Receives: Drug: probiotic
PLACEBO in women with a prior PEPlacebo comparatorIn women with a prior preeclampsia (PE), placebo Group will be treated with the placebo ingredient during all pregnancy until delivery. The capsules of the placebo Group have similar content but lack the probiotic lactic acid bacteria which has been replaced by maltodextrin to make the mg amount equal.
Receives: Drug: placebo

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Inflammatory modulation of Lactobacillus Rhamnosus in low risk mothers.

    Intake of LGG Rhamnosus throughout the pregnancy and its effect on levels of subpopulations of lymphocytes in peripheral blood (T/B/NK-celler), and cytokine production (TNF alfa, IL10, IL12) after stimulation with E. Coli, L. paracasei and P. aerugnousa, measuring change from baseline to 25 and 35 weeks gestation.

    Measured: at recruitment, week 25, week 35 of gestation

  2. Inflammatory modulation of Lactobacillus Rhamnosus in mothers with previous preterm birth.

    Intake of LGG Rhamnosus throughout the pregnancy and its effect on levels of subpopulations of lymphocytes in peripheral blood (T/B/NK-celler), and cytokine production (TNF alfa, IL10, IL12) after stimulation with E. Coli, L. paracasei and P. aerugnousa, measuring change from baseline to 25 and 35 weeks gestation.

    Measured: at recruitment, week 25, week 35 of gestation

  3. Inflammatory modulation of Lactobacillus Rhamnosus in mothers with previous preeclampsia.

    Intake of LGG Rhamnosus throughout the pregnancy and its effect on levels of subpopulations of lymphocytes in peripheral blood (T/B/NK-celler), and cytokine production (TNF alfa, IL10, IL12) after stimulation with E. Coli, L. paracasei and P. aerugnousa, measuring change from baseline to 25 and 35 weeks gestation.

    Measured: at recruitment, week 25, week 35 of gestation

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted26 Feb 2016 (estimated)
  2. Study startJun 2012
  3. Primary completion27 Sep 2021
  4. Study completion27 Sep 2021

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Quadruple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
105 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02693041
Sponsor's protocol ID
Dnr. 929-11
Status last verified
Jun 2022
First submitted
12 Oct 2015
Last updated
3 Jun 2022
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided

Publications

  • Aagaard K, Ma J, Antony KM, Ganu R, Petrosino J, Versalovic J. The placenta harbors a unique microbiome. Sci Transl Med. 2014 May 21;6(237):237ra65. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3008599.

    PubMed 24848255
  • Cobo T, Kacerovsky M, Palacio M, Hornychova H, Hougaard DM, Skogstrand K, Jacobsson B. Intra-amniotic inflammatory response in subgroups of women with preterm prelabor rupture of the membranes. PLoS One. 2012;7(8):e43677. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0043677. Epub 2012 Aug 20.

    PubMed 22916296
  • Goncalves LF, Chaiworapongsa T, Romero R. Intrauterine infection and prematurity. Ment Retard Dev Disabil Res Rev. 2002;8(1):3-13. doi: 10.1002/mrdd.10008.

    PubMed 11921380
  • Jimenez E, Fernandez L, Marin ML, Martin R, Odriozola JM, Nueno-Palop C, Narbad A, Olivares M, Xaus J, Rodriguez JM. Isolation of commensal bacteria from umbilical cord blood of healthy neonates born by cesarean section. Curr Microbiol. 2005 Oct;51(4):270-4. doi: 10.1007/s00284-005-0020-3. Epub 2005 Sep 20.

    PubMed 16187156
  • Jimenez E, Marin ML, Martin R, Odriozola JM, Olivares M, Xaus J, Fernandez L, Rodriguez JM. Is meconium from healthy newborns actually sterile? Res Microbiol. 2008 Apr;159(3):187-93. doi: 10.1016/j.resmic.2007.12.007. Epub 2008 Jan 11.

    PubMed 18281199
  • Myhre R, Brantsaeter AL, Myking S, Gjessing HK, Sengpiel V, Meltzer HM, Haugen M, Jacobsson B. Intake of probiotic food and risk of spontaneous preterm delivery. Am J Clin Nutr. 2011 Jan;93(1):151-7. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.110.004085. Epub 2010 Oct 27.

    PubMed 20980489
  • Brantsaeter AL, Myhre R, Haugen M, Myking S, Sengpiel V, Magnus P, Jacobsson B, Meltzer HM. Intake of probiotic food and risk of preeclampsia in primiparous women: the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study. Am J Epidemiol. 2011 Oct 1;174(7):807-15. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwr168. Epub 2011 Aug 5.

    PubMed 21821542
  • Bertelsen RJ, Brantsaeter AL, Magnus MC, Haugen M, Myhre R, Jacobsson B, Longnecker MP, Meltzer HM, London SJ. Probiotic milk consumption in pregnancy and infancy and subsequent childhood allergic diseases. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2014 Jan;133(1):165-71.e1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2013.07.032. Epub 2013 Sep 10.

    PubMed 24034345
  • Yeganegi M, Watson CS, Martins A, Kim SO, Reid G, Challis JR, Bocking AD. Effect of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GR-1 supernatant and fetal sex on lipopolysaccharide-induced cytokine and prostaglandin-regulating enzymes in human placental trophoblast cells: implications for treatment of bacterial vaginosis and prevention of preterm labor. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2009 May;200(5):532.e1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.12.032. Epub 2009 Mar 14.

    PubMed 19285652
  • Yeganegi M, Leung CG, Martins A, Kim SO, Reid G, Challis JR, Bocking AD. Lactobacillus rhamnosus GR-1 stimulates colony-stimulating factor 3 (granulocyte) (CSF3) output in placental trophoblast cells in a fetal sex-dependent manner. Biol Reprod. 2011 Jan;84(1):18-25. doi: 10.1095/biolreprod.110.085167. Epub 2010 Sep 1.

    PubMed 20811016

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing probiotic in people with Preeclampsia and Preterm Birth, run by Sahlgrenska University Hospital at 1 site in Sweden.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 8 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 3 Jun 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Sweden. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Inflammatory modulation of Lactobacillus Rhamnosus in low risk mothers. (time frame: at recruitment, week 25, week 35 of gestation). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02693041, which also lists 10 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 3 Jun 2022.

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