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Efficacy of Clostridium Butyricum in Alleviating Anxiety and Depression in Patients With Functional Dyspepsia

Efficacy of Clostridium Butyricum in Alleviating Anxiety and Depression in Patients With Functional Dyspepsia:A Prospective, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT07182890
Enrollment
180
Registered
2025-09-19
Start date
2025-09-20
Completion date
2027-05-31
Last updated
2026-01-05

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Conditions

Anxiety, Depression, Functional Dyspepsia, Probiotics

Brief summary

Objective: This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of Clostridium butyricum in improving anxiety and depression in patients diagnosed with functional dyspepsia according to the Rome IV criteria. Methods: This trial plans to enroll 180 patients (90 per group). The study will employ a double-blind design. For patients diagnosed with FD according to the Rome IV criteria, in addition to conventional treatment (treated with Mosapride Citrate Tablets (Guangdong Anno Guocai) for Postmeal Discomfort Syndrome (PDS) and Esomeprazole Enteric Coated Tablets (Shijiazhuang Longze Pharmaceutical Guocai) for Upper Abdominal Pain Syndrome (EPS)), the experimental group was treated with Clostridium butyricum, while the control group received a placebo with the same appearance and odor. The treatment intervention will last for 4 weeks. The main indicator of this experiment is the improvement of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS score) after 4 weeks of treatment. The secondary indicators are the improvement rate of the overall treatment effectiveness evaluation questionnaire (OTE questionnaire), the improvement of the global overall symptom score (GOS score), the improvement of the simplified Nipin scale (SF-NDI), and the improvement of the Pittsburgh Sleep Index (PSQI) after 4 weeks of treatment. Upon completion of the trial, the patients' conditions will be re-evaluated, and treatment plans will be adjusted accordingly.

Interventions

Patients with postprandial distress syndrome (PDS) will receive Mosapride Citrate Tablets 5 mg three times daily, along with Clostridium butyricum 1260 mg twice daily. Patients with epigastric pain syndrome (EPS) will receive Esomeprazole Enteric-Coated Tablets 20 mg once daily, along with Clostridium butyricum 1260 mg twice daily.

DRUGplacebo

Patients with PDS will receive Mosapride Citrate Tablets 5 mg three times daily, plus a placebo identical in appearance and odor to Clostridium butyricum (with identical dosage and frequency). Patients with EPS will receive Esomeprazole Enteric-Coated Tablets 20 mg once daily, plus a placebo identical in appearance and odor to Clostridium butyricum (with identical dosage and frequency).

Sponsors

Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Patients diagnosed with functional dyspepsia (FD) according to the Rome IV criteria. * Aged 18 to 80 years, regardless of gender. * Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) score between 8 and 14.

Exclusion criteria

* Use of probiotics or antibiotics within one month prior to the trial. * Use of psychoactive medications (including hypnotics, sedatives, anxiolytics, or antidepressants) within one month prior to the trial. * Use of hormones, immunosuppressants, or cytotoxic agents within one month prior to the trial. * Participation in any other clinical trial within one month prior to the study. * Positive test for Helicobacter pylori (Hp) infection. * Long-term use of traditional Chinese herbal medicine. * Pregnancy or lactation. * History of drug abuse. * Comorbidities such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), functional constipation (FC), or other significant conditions that may interfere with the trial-including severe hepatic, renal, respiratory, or autoimmune disorders; bleeding diatheses; psychiatric diseases; endocrine disorders; etc. * History of major surgery or diagnosis of diabetes mellitus. * Refusal to provide written informed consent.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)4 weeksHospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) is divided into an anxiety subscale (7 questions) and a depression subscale (7 questions), with each subscale scoring 0-21 points. The higher the score, the more severe the patient's anxiety and depression.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Overall Treatment Evaluation (OTE) questionnaire4 weeksThe OTE questionnaire uses the question How have your stomach symptoms been in the past week compared to the baseline period? scored on a 7-point Likert scale, with options of extremely improved, improved, slightly improved, unchanged, slightly aggravated, aggravated, or extremely aggravated. If the patient answers extremely improved or improved, it is considered a response, otherwise it is considered an unresponsive.
Global Overall Symptom scale (GOS score)4 weeksThe GOS score evaluates 10 types of gastrointestinal symptoms, with each symptom scoring 1-7 points and a total score of 10-70 points. The higher the score, the more severe the symptoms.
Short-form Nepean Dyspepsia Index (SF-NDI)4 weeksUse Short-form Nepean Dyspepsia Index (SF-NDI) to evaluate the quality of life of patients, which includes 10 questions. Each question scores 1-5 points. The higher the score, the worse the quality of life.
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)4 weeksPittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) is a self-assessment scale used to evaluate sleep quality within the past month. It contains 7 components, each scored on a scale of 0-3, with a final total score range of 0-21. The higher the score, the worse the sleep quality.

Countries

China

Contacts

Primary ContactYongquan Shi Shi
shiyquan@fmmu.edu.cn029-84771515

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026