In this study the intestinal microbiome and metabolic profiles of patients with inflammatory bowel disease will be determined upon probiotic intervention.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
40
multi-strain probiotics
Observation
abundance of specific bacteria
operational taxonomic units (OTC) presence of total counts at T0, T1,T2,T3
Time frame: 22 weeks
microbiome analysis
diversity (Shannon Index) and composition (beta diversity metrics (Bray-Curtis dissimilarity)) at T0,T1,T2,T3
Time frame: 22 weeks
clinical response
clinical activity scores: ΔPUCAI for UC, ΔPCDAI for CD at T0,T1,T2,T3
Time frame: 22 weeks
laboratory response - local
fecal calprotection at T0,T1,T2,T3
Time frame: 22 weeks
laboratory response - systemic
Composite assessment of C-reactive protein, thrombocytes and ESR at T0,T1,T2,T3
Time frame: 22 weeks
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