Status:

UNKNOWN

Clinical Trial of Probiotics in Systemic Sclerosis Associated Gastrointestinal Disease

Lead Sponsor:

Singapore General Hospital

Conditions:

Systemic Sclerosis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

SSc-associated gastrointestinal (GI) involvement is common, with no effective treatment. Probiotics may have beneficial effects on symptoms as supported by one small open-label study (n=10) that demon...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • SSc that fulfills the American College of Rheumatology (ACR, 1990) classification criteria or the proposed European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) criteria for very early diagnosis of systemic sclerosis.
  • SSc overlap syndromes (ie SSc occurring in overlap with other connective tissue diseases)
  • SSc-associated GI symptoms (heartburn, dysphagia, vomiting, bloating/distension, faecal soilage, diarrhoea, constipation) not due to other causes as determined by clinical evaluation, with a total GIT score of at least 0.10
  • Stable doses of immunosuppressive treatment, corticosteroids, and GI medications for 30 days.

Exclusion

  • On anti-biotics or probiotics within the last 30 days
  • Current serious infections requiring hospitalization
  • Long-term indwelling catheter, including patients on total parenteral nutrition
  • Females who are lactating or pregnant

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

40 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01804959

Start Date

May 1 2013

End Date

December 1 2020

Last Update

September 10 2018

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Singapore General Hospital

Singapore, Singapore, 169856