Status:
UNKNOWN
The Effect of Probioticson Bloating in IBS
Lead Sponsor:
Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Denmark
Conditions:
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of the study is to establish an in-vitro method to evaluate the effect of probiotics on gas production in feces (hydrogen and methane)
Detailed Description
The objective of this study is to establish a model for screening probiotic bacteria in the treatment of meteorism symptoms (feeling of air in the stomach) with otherwise healthy adult women. As exces...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- \- Female test persons with symptoms of meteorism, the age of \> 18 years, completely integrated in the Danish society (including nutrition), and no previous abdominal surgery besides from appendicectomy (advertisement in a local newspaper for test persons).
Exclusion
- Lactose and sorbitol intolerant persons (based on hydrogen breath tests).
- Persons with chronic ingestion of medicine, that might have an effect on gut bacterial flora or bowel motility.
- Persons taking antibiotics within 2 month prior to the trial
- Persons with diagnosed gastrointestinal disease other than IBS.
- Persons not able to understand and/or read Danish.
- Persons under age and persons with obvious problems remembering and sticking to the protocol (persons with dementia, psychological illness etc.)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
September 1 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00368758
Start Date
August 1 2006
End Date
September 1 2007
Last Update
August 25 2006
Active Locations (1)
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Dept. Human Nutrition, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University
Copenhagen, Denmark, DK-1958-FC