NCT01127828

Effects of Cultura Yoghurt in Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Patients on Intestinal and Immunological Changes

Effects of Cultura Yoghurt on Symptoms Intestinal Flora and Immunological Changes in Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome(IBS)

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 80 (actual)
• Sponsor: Good Food Practice, Sweden · Industry
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

To determine the effect of cultura probiotic yoghurt on number of responders to treatment during 8 weeks of treatment in comparison to placebo. To determine the effect of cultura yoghurt on change in total score of (IBS) irritable bowel syndrome severity index during 8 weeks of treatment in comparison to placebo in IBS out patients.

Detailed description

Recent research has shown taht probiotic may give positive effect on symptoms among patients with (IBS) Irritable Bowel Syndrome. The mechanism behind the positive effect are not known but a positive effect on different cytokines are a possible mechanism. Also effect on the large intestine bacterial mass could be of importance.

Conditions

• Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Relief of Irritable Bowel Syndrome Symptoms
• Quality of Life

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Arla Yoghurt with no probiotic	two servings of 200 ml of investigational products per day
OTHER	Probiotic yoghurt (Cultura)	200 ml per day

Timeline

• Start date: 2005-09-01
• Primary completion: 2006-05-01
• Completion: 2006-05-01
• First posted: 2010-05-21
• Last updated: 2010-05-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Sweden