Dietetic Efficacy of Mare's Milk for Patients With Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

University of Jena

Status: Completed

Conditions: Crohns Disease; Ulcerative Colitis

Treatments: Other: placebo drink; Dietary Supplement: mare´s milk

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00940576

LSEP_H08b-00

Details and patient eligibility

About

Mare's milk consumption could improve the well-being in patients with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, respectively.

Full description

Background: Dietetic effects of mare's milk have been reported for a long time and can be based on bactericidal and immunological components of mare's milk.

Objective: Dietetic effects of oral intake of mare's milk in adolescent patients with chronic inflammatory bowel diseases were investigated.

Design: In a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, cross-over intervention study, eight Crohn's disease patients and nine ulcerative colitis patients received daily 250 mL mare's milk or placebo drink.

Enrollment: 17 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 10 to 50 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

clear and definite diagnosis of ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease resp.

Exclusion criteria

lactose intolerance and pregnancy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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17 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

mare´s milk

Experimental group

Description:

oral intake of of 250 ml mare´s milk

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: mare´s milk

Other: placebo drink

placebo drink

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

oral intake of of 250 ml placebo drink

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: mare´s milk

Other: placebo drink