Status:

UNKNOWN

Role Of Lactobacillus Reuteri DSM 17938 In The Non-Complicated Diverticular Disease

Lead Sponsor:

Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza IRCCS

Collaborating Sponsors:

Careggi Hospital

Conditions:

Diverticulosis

Diverticulitis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-80 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and the tolerability of the Lactobacillus reuteri in the control of the diverticular disease symptoms and in the prevention of acute diverticulit...

Detailed Description

The gastrointestinal apparatus hosts a bacterial population that quantifies to around 1011 microorganisms per gram of content with more than 400 different species. Its principal functions are: metabol...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adult patients affected by symptomatic diverticulosis
  • Informed consent obtained and signed.
  • Expected compliance

Exclusion

  • Patients supplemented with other probiotics
  • Patients treated with antibiotics
  • Patients affected by hearth failure, renal failure, neoplasia

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2013

Estimated Enrollment :

160 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01168154

Start Date

February 1 2009

End Date

December 1 2013

Last Update

June 28 2011

Active Locations (2)

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Careggi Hospital

Florence, Italy, 50141

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Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza Hospital - IRCCS

San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy, 71013