Short Bowel Syndrome
Conditions
Brief summary
Ten patients with short intestines in clinical practice were intervened with dietary fiber. Serum and feces before and after the dietary fiber intervention were collected, and relevant indicators of nutrition and intestinal barrier were collected to observe the improvement of dietary fiber on patients with short intestines
Interventions
Ten patients with short bowel syndrome in clinical practice were subjected to dietary fiber intervention. Blood and fecal samples were collected before and after the dietary fiber intervention, and nutritional and intestinal barrier-related indicators were also collected to observe the improvement effect of dietary fiber on these patients.
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
All participants in Cohort 1 were recruited at the Eastern Theatre Command General Hospital (Nanjing, China) and provided written informed consent. The primary inclusion criterion was a confirmed diagnosis of type II or type III short bowel syndrome in patients aged 18 -70 years. Participants were excluded if they had other gastrointestinal diseases, malignant tumours, autoimmune diseases, infectious diseases or renal insufficiency (severe kidney disease with creatinine levels exceeding 3.0 mg/dL), or if they had taken antibiotics for more than three days within the preceding three months.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Determination of nitrogen content | From enrollment to the end of treatment at 2 weeks |
Countries
China