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Signs and Symptoms, DigestivePhase 4ProbiatopNCT05603403

Efficacy And Safety Of Probiatop In The Treatment Of Digestive Symptoms

A Phase 4 study testing Probiatop in people with Signs and Symptoms, Digestive, run by Azidus Brasil at 1 site in Brazil.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Probiatop in the Treatment of Digestive Symptoms. Phase IV. The casuistic presented in this protocol is 150 participants randomized at a 1:1 ratio (75 receiving Probiatop and 75 receiving placebo)… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Signs and Symptoms, Digestive
What is being tested?
Probiatop
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
150 participants
Where
1 siteBrazil
Study dates
20 Oct 2022to 15 Mar 2023
Phase
Phase 4
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Male or female gender;
  • Age ≥ 18 years;
  • BMI ≥ 18, 5 ≤ 29.9 Kg/m2;
  • Complaint of recurrent digestive symptoms for at least 3 months with value ≥ 21 of the sum of questions: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 of the GSRS in frequency or intensity separately.

Who cannot join

  • Extreme eating habits for which the primary intervention is dietary re-education: more than 7 of the of the 14 main meals of the week (lunch and dinner) based on ultra-processed products (industrial formulations formulations such as: filled cookies, "packaged" snacks packaged" snacks, soft drinks and "instant" noodles, frozen frozen and ready-to-eat products such as pasta, pizzas hamburgers, nuggets, sausages, etc) or "fast food" or average consumption of soft drinks exceeding 2 glasses per day.
  • Alcoholism (DSM V): disorder defined as the repetition problems resulting from the use of alcohol that lead to clinically significant clinically significant impairment and/or suffering;
  • Diabetes mellitus type I or II;
  • Chronic diarrhea with signs of malabsorption (weight loss bulky and exceptionally smelly stools), AND/OR bleeding, AND/OR presence of mucus in the stool, bleeding without diarrhea;
  • Weight loss ≥ 10% in the past 6 months;
  • Any recent change in eating habit, including veganism;
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  • Clinically significant illnesses at the discretion of the Investigator;
  • Use of medications or supplements that may modify gastrointestinal function in the 30 days prior to randomization, especially proton pump inhibitors antacids, laxatives, constipating agents (loperamide, racecadotrilla, tricyclic antidepressants), other probiotics and prebiotics (containing dietary fiber including inulin, resistant starch, cellulose, oligofructose, fiber oligofructose, soy fiber, polydextrose, Kefir, Kombucha, and others);
  • Use of antibiotics in the 3 months prior to randomization for any indications, including Helicobacter pylori;
  • History of digestive surgery;
  • Active cancer or cancer under treatment in the 6 months prior to randomization, except operated basal cell carcinoma;
  • History of allergy or hypersensitivity to probiotics or components of the formula;
  • Pregnant and lactating women.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Brazil1 site
  • A2Z Clinical Centro Avancado de Pesquisa Clinica Eireli

    Valinhos, São Paulo, 13271-130

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About this study

Official title: Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial To Evaluate The Efficacy And Safety Of Probiatop In The Treatment Of Digestive Symptoms

A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Probiatop in the Treatment of Digestive Symptoms. Phase IV. The casuistic presented in this protocol is 150 participants randomized at a 1:1 ratio (75 receiving Probiatop and 75 receiving placebo), balanced by age, sex, prebiotic intake* and summation of the Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale (GSRS) questions related to the domains of diarrhea (questions 11, 12, and 14), indigestion (questions 6, 7, 8, and 9), and constipation (questions 10, 13, and 15) separated by intensity and frequency. Participants with recurrent digestive symptoms for at least 3 months, with a score of 21 on the sum of questions 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 of the GSRS (corresponding to the domains diarrhea, indigestion and constipation) will be randomized to Probiatop or placebo.

Read the detailed description

This is a Phase IV clinical trial that will evaluate the efficacy and safety of Probiatop (investigational product). Participants with recurrent digestive symptoms for at least 3 months, with a score of 21 on the sum of questions: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 of the GSRS questionnaire (corresponding to the domains diarrhea, indigestion and constipation) will be randomized to Probiatop or placebo. It will also be applied by electronic means (whatsapp link) on D7, D21 and D35. On these days participants will also be contacted by telemedicine to collect adverse events adverse events and data on concomitant medication. Treatment will be discontinued on D42. On D70 the participant will again be contacted by telemedicine for final data collection.

Product under investigation and dosage: Probiatop composition: association of probiotic strains containing 1 g/sachet of 1 x 109 CFU Bifidobacterium lactis HN019 (ATCC SD 5674), 1 x 109 CFU Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM (ATCC SD 5221), 1 x 109 CFU Lactobacillus rhamnosus HN001 / Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus HN001 (ATCC SD 5675) and 1 x 109 CFU Lactobacillus paracasei Lpc-37 / Lacticaseibacillus paracasei Lpc-37 (ATCC SD 5275). Placebo composition: collagen

Being tested
Probiatop, Placebo
Keywords
Signs and Symptoms Digestive, Probiatop, Digestive Symptoms
Medical subject headings
Signs and Symptoms, Digestive

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • ProbiatopDrug

    Also called Probiotic

    1 sachet orally, 2 times a day, for 42 days

  • PlaceboOther

    Also called Placebo Comparator

    1 sachet orally, 2 times a day, for 42 days

Study groups in NCT05603403
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
ProbiatopExperimentalProbiotic used in the reconstitution and rebalancing of the intestinal microbiota. Association of probiotic strains containing 1 g/sachet of 1 x 109 Bifidobacterium lactis HN019, 1 x 109 Lactobacillus acidophilus, 1 x 109 Lactobacillus rhamnosus HN001 / Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus HN001 and 1 x 109 Lactobacillus paracasei Lpc- 37 / Lacticaseibacillus paracasei Lpc-37.
Receives: Drug: Probiatop
Hydrolized collagenPlacebo comparatorHydrolyzed collagen is approved by Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária (ANVISA) including for use in infants (ANVISA, IN NO. 28, OF JULY 26, 2018). Its use as a placebo is convenient, as it dissolves well in water, and promotes good masking. Based on literature surveys on hydrolyzed collagen and the intestinal microbiota, it was verified that the dose used (1 g) would not promote relevant functional impact in the context of the habitual Brazilian people diet.
Receives: Other: Placebo

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Clinical Outcome Measure: Efficacy

    Multicriteria evaluation of the impact of Probiatop on gastrointestinal symptom reduction symptoms by the Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale (GSRS).

    Measured: 42 days

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Clinical Outcome Measure: Safety

    Evaluation of the impact of Probiatop on the reduction of each domain of the questionnaire Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale (GSRS) - abdominal pain, reflux syndrome, diarrhea, indigestion and constipation.

    Measured: 42 days

  2. Clinical Outcome Measure: Safety

    Incidence and severity of adverse reactions to Probiatop.

    Measured: Day 0 to Day 42

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted2 Nov 2022
  2. Study start20 Oct 2022
  3. Primary completion15 Mar 2023
  4. Study completion15 Mar 2023

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
Investigational product (Probiatop) and Placebo
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Participant, Investigator
Enrolment
150 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05603403
Sponsor's protocol ID
PROFQM0422OR-IV
Other IDs
60215522.6.1001.5412
Acronym
Probiatop
Status last verified
Mar 2024
First submitted
20 Oct 2022
Last updated
25 Mar 2024
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No: It is believed that after the data analysis and presentation to the National Commission on Research Ethics, all data will become public.

Publications

  • ANVISA, Instrução Normativa - IN Nº 28, DE 26 DE JULHO DE 2018. Estabelece as listas de constituintes, de limites de uso, de alegações e de rotulagem complementar dos suplementos alimentares. Almeida, L. B., C. B. Marinho, C. S. Souza and V. Cheib (2009).

  • Almeida, L. B., C. B. Marinho, C. S. Souza and V. Cheib (2009).

  • Bae JY, Kim JI, Park S, Yoo K, Kim IH, Joo W, Ryu BH, Park MS, Lee I, Park MS. Effects of Lactobacillus plantarum and Leuconostoc mesenteroides Probiotics on Human Seasonal and Avian Influenza Viruses. J Microbiol Biotechnol. 2018 Jun 28;28(6):893-901. doi: 10.4014/jmb.1804.04001.

    PubMed 29847863
  • Blumstein DT, Levy K, Mayer E, Harte J. Gastrointestinal dysbiosis. Evol Med Public Health. 2014;2014(1):163. doi: 10.1093/emph/eou029. Epub 2014 Nov 20. No abstract available.

    PubMed 25416734
  • Breton J, Galmiche M, Dechelotte P. Dysbiotic Gut Bacteria in Obesity: An Overview of the Metabolic Mechanisms and Therapeutic Perspectives of Next-Generation Probiotics. Microorganisms. 2022 Feb 16;10(2):452. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms10020452.

    PubMed 35208906
  • Chen Y, Zhou J, Wang L. Role and Mechanism of Gut Microbiota in Human Disease. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2021 Mar 17;11:625913. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.625913. eCollection 2021.

    PubMed 33816335
  • Cremonini F, Di Caro S, Nista EC, Bartolozzi F, Capelli G, Gasbarrini G, Gasbarrini A. Meta-analysis: the effect of probiotic administration on antibiotic-associated diarrhoea. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2002 Aug;16(8):1461-7. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2036.2002.01318.x.

    PubMed 12182746
  • Cruchet S, Furnes R, Maruy A, Hebel E, Palacios J, Medina F, Ramirez N, Orsi M, Rondon L, Sdepanian V, Xochihua L, Ybarra M, Zablah RA. The use of probiotics in pediatric gastroenterology: a review of the literature and recommendations by Latin-American experts. Paediatr Drugs. 2015 Jun;17(3):199-216. doi: 10.1007/s40272-015-0124-6.

    PubMed 25799959
  • de Almada CN, Nunes de Almada C, Martinez RC, Sant'Ana Ade S. Characterization of the intestinal microbiota and its interaction with probiotics and health impacts. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2015 May;99(10):4175-99. doi: 10.1007/s00253-015-6582-5. Epub 2015 Apr 21.

    PubMed 25895093
  • Ding RX, Goh WR, Wu RN, Yue XQ, Luo X, Khine WWT, Wu JR, Lee YK. Revisit gut microbiota and its impact on human health and disease. J Food Drug Anal. 2019 Jul;27(3):623-631. doi: 10.1016/j.jfda.2018.12.012. Epub 2019 Feb 1.

    PubMed 31324279
  • Divella R, DE Palma G, Tufaro A, Pelagio G, Gadaleta-Caldarola G, Bringiotti R, Paradiso A. Diet, Probiotics and Physical Activity: The Right Allies for a Healthy Microbiota. Anticancer Res. 2021 Jun;41(6):2759-2772. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.15057.

    PubMed 34083266
  • Fan Y, Pedersen O. Gut microbiota in human metabolic health and disease. Nat Rev Microbiol. 2021 Jan;19(1):55-71. doi: 10.1038/s41579-020-0433-9. Epub 2020 Sep 4.

    PubMed 32887946
  • Ford AC, Harris LA, Lacy BE, Quigley EMM, Moayyedi P. Systematic review with meta-analysis: the efficacy of prebiotics, probiotics, synbiotics and antibiotics in irritable bowel syndrome. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2018 Nov;48(10):1044-1060. doi: 10.1111/apt.15001. Epub 2018 Oct 8.

    PubMed 30294792
  • Fraher MH, O'Toole PW, Quigley EM. Techniques used to characterize the gut microbiota: a guide for the clinician. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2012 Mar 27;9(6):312-22. doi: 10.1038/nrgastro.2012.44.

    PubMed 22450307
  • Ganji-Arjenaki M, Rafieian-Kopaei M. Probiotics are a good choice in remission of inflammatory bowel diseases: A meta analysis and systematic review. J Cell Physiol. 2018 Mar;233(3):2091-2103. doi: 10.1002/jcp.25911. Epub 2017 May 3.

    PubMed 28294322

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing Probiatop in people with Signs and Symptoms, Digestive, run by Azidus Brasil at 1 site in Brazil.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 13 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 25 Mar 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Brazil. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Clinical Outcome Measure: Efficacy (time frame: 42 days). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT05603403, which also lists 37 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 25 Mar 2024.

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