NCT01180556

Effect of Probiotics in Childhood Abdominal Pain

The Effect of Probiotics in Childhood Abdominal Pain

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 101 (actual)
• Sponsor: Soroka University Medical Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 6 Years – 15 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of probiotics in childhood recurrent abdominal pain. Patients will be randomly assigned to receive L. reuteri or placebo for 4 weeks with a follow up phase of additional 4 weeks.

Detailed description

Prospective randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial.

Conditions

• Abdominal Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Probiotics	Daily oral supplementation for four weeks
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Placebo	Placebo administration

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-03-01
• Primary completion: 2013-10-01
• Completion: 2013-10-01
• First posted: 2010-08-12
• Last updated: 2016-03-29

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Israel