Status:

TERMINATED

Effect of a Probiotic Formula on Reducing SIBO in IBS Patients

Lead Sponsor:

AB Biotics, SA

Conditions:

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This randomized study evaluates the effectiveness of the a probiotic formula, compared with the antibiotic rifaximin, in the treatment of Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) in Irritable Bowe...

Detailed Description

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a functional gastrointestinal disease in which recurrent abdominal pain is associated with defecation or a change in bowel habits. Disordered bowel habits are typical...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients diagnosed with IBS according to Rome IV criteria (Lacy et al. Gastroenterology 2016) and with SIBO according to North American Consensus (Rezaie et al., Am J Gastroenterol. 2017), providing Informed Consent.
  • Patients taking set doses of Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs) or antispasmodics can be included.

Exclusion

  • Use of antibiotics in the 4 weeks before study initiation.
  • Use of probiotics in the 2 weeks before study initiation.
  • Use of loperamide or other prokinetics in the week before study initiation.
  • Use of Plantago ovata, lactulose or other laxans in the week before study initiation.
  • Use of antidepressants.
  • Suspicion or confirmed diagnose of coeliac disease, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), symptomatic diverticulosis/diverticulitis, or endometriosis.
  • Previous intestinal surgery, except appendectomy and herniorrhaphy.
  • Short bowel syndrome or pancreatitis.
  • Concomitant treatment with immunosuppressors, oncologic disease, severe cardiovascular disease, positive for HIV, hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV).
  • Other conditions that can interfere with the effect of probiotic.
  • Pregnant or lactating women.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 20 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

8 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04316806

Start Date

November 20 2020

End Date

September 1 2022

Last Update

November 8 2022

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Dr. Bofill Clinic

Girona, Spain, 17002