NCT00702026

The Effect of a Multispecies Probiotic on Hypersensitivity in Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Patients

The Effect of a Multispecies Probiotic on Hypersensitivity in IBS Patients

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: Maastricht University Medical Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a specifically designed multispecies probiotic decreases visceral hypersensitivity in IBS-patient (defined by an increased pain tolerance threshold). Moreover, the effect on general symptom scores and inflammatory and microbiological parameters will be studied.

Conditions

• Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Hypersensitivity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	multispecies probiotic (Ecologic 801)	once daily, 5 gram \[10e9 cfu/gram\]
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Placebo	once daily, 5 gram \[10e9 cfu/gram\]

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-08-01
• Primary completion: 2011-12-01
• Completion: 2011-12-01
• First posted: 2008-06-19
• Last updated: 2013-01-29

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Netherlands