Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT04035616
Probiotics in Elderly Patients With Medical Conditions
Evaluation of the Efficacy of Probiotics in Treating Constipation in Elderly Patients With Multiple Chronic Co-morbidities: a Randomized Control Trial
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 100 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 60 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
Study of efficacy of probiotic in older patients with multiple co-morbidites and constipation
Detailed description
Background and aims: Probiotics are known to have a beneficial effect on the management of constipation. Thus, the current study objective was to evaluate the impact of a microbial cell preparation (MCP) (Hexbio®; comprising Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus strains) on stool frequency, consistency, and constipation-related symptoms in elderly patients with multiple chronic medical conditions.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT | microbial cell preparation [MCP] | active microbial cell preparation |
| OTHER | placebo | inactive ingredient |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2018-09-01
- Primary completion
- 2018-12-31
- Completion
- 2018-12-31
- First posted
- 2019-07-29
- Last updated
- 2019-07-29
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Malaysia
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT04035616. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.