One Year, Randomised, Double Blind, Placebo Controlled Trial of Probiotics, Bifidobacterium Infantis 35624 or Lactobacillus Salivarius UCC118, as Food Supplements for Maintenance of Remission in Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis (PROGID)

NCT00510978 Phase 2/Phase 3 UNKNOWN

All of us have millions of bacteria living in our gut. These bacteria are very important to our health providing us with protection against infections of the gut, allowing us to gain extra nutritional value from food we eat and helping our immune system. Changes in the balance of these many bacteria can make us vulnerable to infections both from within and from outside the gut. Certain bacteria may also be directly associated with some diseases of the gut. Research by doctors and scientists into relationships between the bacteria normally found in our gut and certain diseases of the gut is helping to develop food supplements and other therapies to treat these diseases. This study involves research into the usefulness and safety of two probiotic products in maintaining remission in Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Approximately 360 patients with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis from Ireland, Finland and Spain will be involved in the study. The yoghurts used in this study contain either Lactobacillus salivarius subsp. salivarius or Bifidobacterium infantis.

Details

Lead sponsor	University College Cork
Phase	Phase 2/Phase 3
Status	UNKNOWN
Enrolment	360
Start date	2002-01
Completion	2007-11

Conditions

• Ulcerative Colitis
• Crohn's Disease

Interventions

• Bifidobacterium infantis 35624
• Lactobacillus salivarius UCC118
• Placebo

Primary outcomes

• To determine whether ingestion of probiotic preparations (containing Lactobacillus salivarius subsp. salivarius UCC118 or Bifidobacterium infantis 35624) can help in the maintenance of remission of patients with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis — One year

Countries

Ireland