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Investigators wishes to influence the gut microbiota in patients with alcoholic liver disease in a randomized controlled clinical trial. The investigators hypothesize that the alcohol-related dysbiosis seen in these patients can be changed and disease progression haltered by modulating microbiota with probiotics during 24 weeks.


Clinical Trial Description

Chronic alcohol overuse is associated with increased gut permeability and in addition, the intestinal microbiota changes qualitatively (dysbiosis) and quantitatively (bacterial overgrowth) in alcoholic liver disease in favour of a microbiota with increased invasive potential. As a consequence, an increased load of bacterial products is transported to the liver leading to inflammation and fibrogenesis. This cross talk between the intestinal microbiota and the liver constitute a gut-liver axis, which is increasingly recognized as key mechanism in the progression of liver disease and pathogenesis of liver related complications. The investigators hypothesize that the gut microbiota and its metabolites are major drivers of fibrosis in human liver disease and that modulating the intestinal flora by Profermin® (a food for special medical purposes) will modulate the alcohol related dysbiotic signatures in the microbiota which may halter disease progression by reducing activity of hepatic stellate cells. Dietary supplements that alter the microbiome towards a more beneficent type may improve liver inflammation and thus be a better alternative than supplements that simply add nutrients. Investigators expect that the trial will provide proof-of-concept for a sustainable dietary strategy in liver fibrosis. Examples of biopsies which did not meet quality criteria for reliable histological reading, led to inclusion of 16 extra patients. In total we included 56 patients to ensure an adequate number of participants with valid liver biopsy data for assessment of the primary endpoint and intention-to-treat analysis. ;


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NCT number NCT03863730
Study type Interventional
Source Odense University Hospital
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Status Active, not recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date March 1, 2019
Completion date February 2031

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