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Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disease with unknown etiology, which affects especially the gastrointestinal tract, lungs, heart and kidneys. Immunological abnormalities characterized by innate and acquired immune disturbances are associated with the disease development. The present study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of probiotics in gastrointestinal symptoms, nutritional status and innate and acquired immune responses, by means of the evaluation of IgA, Treg and Th1, Th2, and Th17 T helper subtypes levels in patients with SSc. In addition the levels of CD4+ T helper Th1, Th2 and Th17 subtypes and Treg levels will be compared to a healthy control group.


Clinical Trial Description

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a chronic autoimmune disease, which affects the gastrointestinal tract, lungs, heart and kidneys. A shift in the balance between T helper 1 (Th1) and Th2 subtypes and between regulatory T cells (Treg) and Th17 cells levels, as well as intestinal microbiota abnormalities may be present in SSc. These abnormalities can stimulate inflammatory response, and cause intestinal epithelial damage. The use of oral probiotics for microbiome or immune response modulation can be attractive especially in autoimmune diseases. Objectives: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of probiotics in gastrointestinal symptoms, nutritional status and innate and acquired immune responses, by means of the evaluation of IgA, Treg and Th1, Th2, and Th17 T helper subtypes levels in patients with SSc. In addition the levels of CD4+ T helper Th1, Th2 and Th17 subtypes and Treg levels will be compared to a healthy control group. Patients and methods: A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial, with 76 SSc patients will be performed. Patients will be randomly assigned to receive oral probiotics once a day or placebo for 8 weeks. The primary outcome will be changes in the gastrointestinal symptoms between baseline and week 8. Clinical evaluation, scleroderma Health Assessment Questionnaire (sHAQ), food intake record, anthropometry assessment and laboratory evaluation will be performed at baseline (T0), at week 4 (T1) and week 8 (T2). C-reactive protein (CRP) and immunoglobulin A (IgA) serum levels assessment will be performed at each visit. The proportion of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells, and Tregs (CD4+CD25+Foxp3+CD127low), and Th1, Th2 e Th17 CD4+ T cell subsets levels will be evaluated using flow cytometer at each visit in SSc patients and also in 50 healthy subjetcs. ;


Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment


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NCT number NCT02302352
Study type Interventional
Source Federal University of São Paulo
Contact Thais Marighela
Phone 55-11-55764239
Email thais_fm@hotmail.com
Status Not yet recruiting
Phase Phase 3
Start date December 2014
Completion date January 2016

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