: EFFECT OF PROBIOTIC SUPPLEMENTATION ON ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC INDUCED WEIGHT GAIN IN PATIENTS ATTENDING PSYCHIATRIC CLINICS AT AINSHAMS UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS (A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL)

April 18, 2025 updated by: Ain Shams University

the goal of the study is to improve the quality of life of patients on antipsychotic medications and increase the rate of compliance to treatment.

Primary objective:

1.To determine the effectiveness of probiotics to decrease the weight gained as a result of antipsychotic medications.

Secondary objective:

1. To determine the effect of probiotic supplementation on the psychological state of patients.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

180

Phase

  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Locations

  • Egypt
    • Abbassia
      • Cairo, Abbassia, Egypt, 00202
        • Recruiting
        • Ainshams university hospitals

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adult schizophrenia patients (18-45 years) on second generation antipsychotics Stable patients with a total positive and negative syndrome scale (PANSS) score of ≤60.

With more than 10% weight gain after taking atypical antipsychotics for at least 3 months with treatment duration not more than two years.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Taking probiotics, fiber supplements, antibiotics and laxatives in the last 6 weeks.

  2. Comorbid gastrointestinal diseases, including active peptic ulcer, uncontrolled and recurrent diarrhea, gastrointestinal bleeding, and digestive system neoplastic diseases.

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Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Probiotic supplementation (Lacteol fort 10 billion) which contains culture medium and lactobacillus
Drug: lactobacillus LS
Probiotic supplementation (Lacteol fort 10 billion) which contains culture medium and lactobacillus LS as active ingredients
No Intervention: Participants will be advised to be adherent to their standard treatment and followed up regularly.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
To determine the effectiveness of probiotics to decrease the weight gained as a result of antipsychotic medications.
Time Frame: 12 weeks
12 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Ain Shams University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

April 20, 2025

Primary Completion (Estimated)

June 20, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

December 20, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 13, 2025

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 18, 2025

First Posted (Actual)

April 20, 2025

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 20, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 18, 2025

Last Verified

April 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • MD343/2024

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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