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A Clinical Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness and Safety of Bacillus coagulans LBSC in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Registration Number
CTRI/2018/02/011654
Lead Sponsor
Advanced Enzymes Technologies Ltd
Brief Summary

A Prospective, Interventional, Randomized, Double blind, Placebo Controlled Clinical trial to evaluate the Efficacy and safety of Bacillus coagulans LBSC in Subjects with Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Total of 40  Subjects was Enrolled for the study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety .  Bacillus coagulans LBSC is used in the treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome .

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria
  • Male and females aged 18 and 65 yrs.
  • completed years (both inclusive) with diagnosis of IBS as per Rome IV criteria with following symptoms for more than 3 months 2.
  • Abdominal discomfort such as mild pain, cramping, bloating, 3.
  • Altered bowel habit indicated by frequent diarrhea or constipation 4.
  • Functional dyspepsia 3.
  • Written informed consent by study participants.
Exclusion Criteria
  • On antibiotics or laxatives within the preceding 6 weeks.
  • Presence of inflammatory bowel disease 3.
  • Presence of acute GI tract infection 4.
  • Presence of fever, abdominal mass, signs of bowel obstruction 5.
  • History of colon cancer or diverticulitis 6.
  • Infection by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus 7.
  • Patients with celiac disease defined by biopsy of the duodenal mucosa.
  • History of scleroderma and gastroparesis 9.
  • Hypothyroidism.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. Assessment of change in Gastrointestinal symptoms frequency assessment using DSFQ on 5-point Likert scale.Screening to End of Treatment
2. Assessment of change in gastrointestinal symptoms severity using IBS-SSS.Screening to End of Treatment
3. Assessment of change in stool consistency using Bristol stool chartScreening to End of Treatment
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Assessment of safety of investigational product:1. Adverse event

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

People Tree Hospitals Clinical Research

🇮🇳

Bangalore, KARNATAKA, India

Sri Venkateshwara Hospital

🇮🇳

Bangalore, KARNATAKA, India

People Tree Hospitals Clinical Research
🇮🇳Bangalore, KARNATAKA, India
Dr Vijaya G
Principal investigator
8867655769
research@peopletreehospitals.com

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