Synbiotic Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis Patients

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is one of the two main forms of inflammatory bowel disease. UC is associated with high morbidity and incurs significant social, commercial and NHS costs. For a variety of reasons, many patients are refractile to standard therapies, which often have undesirable side-effects. However, an inexpensive and non-toxic treatment based on the synbiotic concept may prove to be effective in these individuals. A synbiotic is a mixture of a probiotic (a live microorganism) and a prebiotic, which is a carbohydrate that serves as a food source for the probiotic, allowing it to grow better in the gut. The aim of this study is to determine whether a synbiotic comprised of fructooligosaccharides and inulin, together with a bifidobacterial probiotic (Bifidobacterium longum), that we have previously shown to reduce inflammatory processes in the gut wall (mucosa) in a short-term pilot trial, can colonise the bowel, reduce mucosal inflammation, and induce remission in UC patients with active disease. It is planned to establish a double-blinded, controlled, randomised investigation involving 46 patients for six months. If the results from our pilot study can be reproduced and maintained in a long-term investigation, the synbiotic could become available very quickly, and would provide an inexpensive and effective treatment for UC, making a significant contribution to relieving the clinical and financial burdens of this disease.

Clinical Trial Description

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Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator), Primary Purpose: Treatment

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Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT00803829
Study type	Interventional
Source	University of Dundee
Contact
Status	Completed
Phase	N/A
Start date	January 2009
Completion date	January 2011

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