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Role of Microbiota in post liver transplant patients

Microbiota directed intervention in live donor liver transplant recipients: A randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/10/046327
Enrollment
142
Registered
2022-10-10
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-10-17

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: K70-K77- Diseases of liver

Interventions

Intervention1: VSL3�®, yogut�®: VSL3�®: 3 Cap per day and yogut�® 1Cap /day for 6 weeks Control Intervention1: Placebo: Placebo (identical looking empty capsules) for 6 weeks

Sponsors

Amrita Institute Of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adult patients with ACLF being planned for liver transplant who fall within the EASL CLIF SOFA definition.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with other diseases of the gut eg: Inflammatory bowel disease. 2. Patients with malignancies other than Hepatocellular carcinoma 3. Patients with recent intake of synbiotics within last 1 month

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To assess the role of synbiotics in patients with ACLF undergoing LDLT (Live Donor Liver Transplantation). Timepoint: Following Infectious complications within 6 months will be assessed. Blood stream infection: clinical signs of infection with a positive bacterial culture Urinary tract infection: positive urine culture with or without dysuria Intra-abdominal infection: positive drain cultures or positive cultures from per-cutaneously drained intra-abdominal collections. Respiratory infection: positive broncho alveolar lavage cultures

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Adverse reactions due to synbiotics Timepoint: Throughout study period;morbidity and mortlityTimepoint: Throughout the study;qualitative and quantitative change in microbiota Timepoint: 0 and at 6 week

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Sudhindran S

Amrita Institute Of Medical Sciences

saraswathysivaprasadan@gmail.com9539270172

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026