Effect of Probiotics in Childhood Abdominal Pain

Soroka University Medical Center

Status: Completed

Conditions: Abdominal Pain

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: Probiotics; Dietary Supplement: Placebo

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01180556

Sor493009ctil

4930

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of probiotics in childhood recurrent abdominal pain. Patients will be randomly assigned to receive L. reuteri or placebo for 4 weeks with a follow up phase of additional 4 weeks.

Full description

Prospective randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial.

Enrollment: 101 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 6 to 15 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Healthy children

Exclusion criteria

• Any chronic or organic illness

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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101 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Probiotics supplementation

Experimental group

Description:

Supplementation by probiotics for 4 weeks

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Probiotics

Placebo

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Supplementation of placebo for 4 weeks

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Placebo