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Lactobacillus Reuteri for treatment of children with abdominal pain

Lactobacillus Reuteri for treatment of children with Chronic Functional abdominal pain

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2014083018971N1
Enrollment
80
Registered
2014-09-22
Start date
2014-09-23
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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

Conditions

Abdominal Pain. Other and unspecified abdominal pain

Interventions

Intervention 1: The first group (case group) was given probiotic from Lactobacillus family and Reuteri strain (BioGaia® brand manufactured by Sweden Health Care company) with dose 5 drops per day oral
Treatment - Drugs
The first group (case group) was given probiotic from Lactobacillus family and Reuteri strain (BioGaia® brand manufactured by Sweden Health Care company) with dose 5 drops per day orally equivalent of
The second group (control group) was given placebo with dose 5 drops per day orally for 4 weeks.

Sponsors

Zanjan University of Medical Science
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
4 Years to 16 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria include: All children aged 4 to 16 years with functional abdominal pain (FAP) according to Rome III diagnostic criteria Exclusion criteria include: Have an abdominal pain with known organic cause; history of abdominal and gastrointestinal surgery; FTT or weight loss more than 5% of body weight; any abnormal paraclinical evaluations and history of drug use in the past 3 months (including antidepressants or laxatives).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Frequency of abdominal pain. Timepoint: Baseline, one month after starting treatment and one month after discontinuing the drugs. Method of measurement: numbers of pain episode per month recorded.;Intensityof abdominal pain. Timepoint: Baseline, one month after starting treatment and one month after discontinuation of the treatment. Method of measurement: Pain intensity was assessed according to the Wong-Baker faces scale systems.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Assoiated Sign. Timepoint: Baseline, one month after starting treatment and one month after discontinuing the drugs. Method of measurement: Based on history and clinical examination.;Side Effects and complication. Timepoint: Baseline, one month after starting treatment and one month after discontinuing the drugs. Method of measurement: Based on history and clinical examination.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactKambiz Eftekhari

Zanjan University of medical Science

dr_k_eftekhary@yahoo.com+98 24 3313 0001

Outcome results

None listed

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