Probiotics to prevent pneumonia in children on breathing machines
Part of Infections, Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This trial tests whether giving probiotics (good bacteria) can help prevent pneumonia in children who are on a breathing machine in the intensive care unit. If your child is on a ventilator, these friendly bacteria might help keep their lungs healthy.
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Who can take part
- Child must be between 1 month and 17 years old
- Child must be in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) and on a breathing machine (ventilator)
- Child's ventilator use is not due to a chest infection like pneumonia
- Child must not have had any vaccines given by mouth (enteral vaccines) recently
- Child must not be taking strong immune-suppressing drugs, such as chemotherapy or high-dose steroids
- Child must not have stomach or bowel problems like bleeding, open wounds after major surgery, or short gut syndrome
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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