Study Status: Withdrawn
Recruit Status: Withdrawn
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Study of the Effect of Adjunctive Vivomixx® in Addition to Antibiotics on Systemic and Cerebral Inflammatory Response in Patients With Cirrhosis and Spontaneous Bacterial Pe
Brief Summary:
Study Design: Double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial
Study Duration:2 years
Study Center: Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona (single center)
Objectives: To assess the effect of adjunctive Vivomixx® on bacterial translocation in patients with cirrhosis and SBP
Number of Subjects: 30
Main Inclusion Criteria: Patients with cirrhosis hospitalized with an episode of SBP at Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Study Product, Dose, Route, Regimen: Vivomixx ® sachets containing 450 x 109 bacteria, 2 every 12 hours during hospitalization (n=15), or placebo (n=15)
Duration of administration: During hospitalization due to SBP episode
Hypothesis: The adjunctive treatment with Vivomixx® in patients with cirrhosis and SBP could decrease bacterial translocation and systemic and cerebral proinflammatory state. This would result in a faster SBP resolution, a decrease in the incidence of complications and an improvement in cognitive function.