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Probiotic in Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Patients With Diarrhea — IBS-D  

IBS Clinical Trial

Official title:
A Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study to Assess the Effect of Probiotic on Symptom Relief and Indices of Micro-inflammation and Cholinergic Status in IBS Patients With Diarrhea.

Clinical Trial Summary

We present the study design of a clinical trial designed to assess the clinical effects of the multispecies probiotic combination "BIO-25" in IBS-D patients. To this aim the primary endpoints of the study will be improvement in abdominal pain and stool consistency. The study will also be designed and powered to investigate the effect of the probiotic BIO-25 on the putative inflammation-associated parameters related to microinflammation in IBS, using postulated improvements in Hs-CRP, and calprotectin as markers of that effect. Additional aims of the study will examine the possible effect of probiotic BIO-25 on the cholinergic status.

Clinical Trial Description

Probiotic treatment in IBS is safe and effective. Probiotics have been shown to improve the anti-inflammatory/proinflammatory ratio, and may also improve intestinal motility, and the bacterial composition of the intestines. There is a substantial body of evidence in support of the use of probiotics in IBS. Probiotics appear to be particularly effective in the reduction of abdominal bloating and discomfort. The strains of the multispecies probiotic combination (BIO-25 LR) were tested and found to be beneficial in well-designed studies of IBS patients. Patients with post-infectious IBS, as well as many patients with "classic" IBS, manifest a low-grade inflammatory state that may be associated with visceral hypersensitivity and impaired motility. Probiotics may suppress this low-grade inflammation. In a recent study we found that highly sensitive CRP (hs-CRP), a serum marker of micro-inflammation, was significantly higher in patients with diarrhea-predominant IBS than healthy controls, although within normal limits in both groups. Thus, hs-CRP may serve as a marker of this low-grade, sub-clinical inflammation. If treatment with probiotic reduces the degree of low-grade inflammation in IBS, the improvement may be reflected in reduced hs-CRP levels. This study can contribute to our understanding of the pathophysiology of IBS and provide further evidence for the effectiveness of probiotic in its treatment. ;

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Clinical Trial Details
NCT number NCT01667627
Study type Interventional
Source Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
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Status Completed
Phase Phase 4
Start date January 2014
Completion date April 2015
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