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The Effect of a Probiotic Intervention in Healthy Subjects and Patients With Atopic Dermatitis

10. april 2008 oppdatert av: University of Jena

Intervention Study on the Effects of a Probiotic Yoghurt Drink on the Immune System and Further Physiological Parameters in Patients With Atopic Dermatitis and Healthy Persons

The study was performed to investigate the effects of a probiotic supplementation containing Lactobacillus paracasei Lpc-37, Lactobacillus acidophilus 74-2 and Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis DGCC 420 (B. lactis 420) on clinical, immunological and faecal parameters in healthy volunteers and in patients with atopic dermatitis (AD).

Studieoversikt

Status

Fullført

Forhold

Intervensjon / Behandling

Detaljert beskrivelse

Recent studies suggest that oral bacteriotheraphy with probiotic bacteria might be useful to alleviate atopic dermatitis in infants. There are few indications about the effect of probiotics in the management of atopic dermatitis in adults.

As a precondition for participating in this study, the subjects were provided information in writing and verbally about the details of the study. Informed consent was obtained from all volunteers. Before the beginning of the study, all participants were subject to a medical examination in the Clinic for Dermatology and Dermatologic Allergology of the Friedrich Schiller University Jena. The AD was diagnosed according to the atopy-score of Diepgen. Severity of eczema was evaluated by using the SCORAD score. A skin prick test was performed for the exclusion of type 1 sensitivity to cow's milk.

The study was designed as a placebo-controlled and cross-over study. After a 3-week run-in period the 30 participants (15 healthy subjects and 15 patients with AD) were randomized to receive either 200 ml/d of a probiotic drink containing L. paracasei Lpc-37, L. acidophilus 74-2 and B. lactis 420 or 200 ml/d of a placebo drink for 8 weeks. After a 2-week washout period the intervention was crossed between the groups and the respective products were consumed for another 8 weeks followed by a 2-week washout period. Venous blood and fresh stool samples were collected before the beginning and at the end of each period. In AD patients the Scoring of atopic dermatitis (SCORAD) was assessed by the same physician every 4 weeks and 2 weeks after the wash-out period, respectively.

Studietype

Intervensjonell

Registrering (Faktiske)

30

Fase

  • Ikke aktuelt

Kontakter og plasseringer

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Studiesteder

    • Thuringia
      • Jena, Thuringia, Tyskland, 07743
        • University of Jena, Institute of Nutrition, Department of Nutritional Physiology

Deltakelseskriterier

Forskere ser etter personer som passer til en bestemt beskrivelse, kalt kvalifikasjonskriterier. Noen eksempler på disse kriteriene er en persons generelle helsetilstand eller tidligere behandlinger.

Kvalifikasjonskriterier

Alder som er kvalifisert for studier

18 år til 40 år (Voksen)

Tar imot friske frivillige

Ja

Kjønn som er kvalifisert for studier

Alle

Beskrivelse

Inclusion Criteria:

Healthy subjects:

  • No allergic asthma
  • No allergic rhinoconjunctivitis
  • No food allergies
  • Exclusion of atopic diathesis (< 7 points in Erlangen atopy score)

Patients with AD:

  • Clear diagnosis of atopic dermatitis (> 10 points in the Erlangen atopy score) or flexural eczema or pruritis for at least 12 months (recidivating or permanent)
  • SCORAD 5-30 (minor or medium AD)
  • Willingness to apply for the duration of the study exclusively the cosmetic products recommended by the accompanying doctor and to use the recommended class II corticosteroid (Advantan) as further therapy of AD (for example during an episode)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnancy, lactation
  • Immune suppressive or cytostatic therapy or systemic steroids < 1 month before the first intake
  • Phototherapy or systemic therapy of AD < 1 month before the first intake
  • Active infections of the skin
  • Relevant asthma disease, which must be treated with inhalative corticoids (FEV1 < 70 %)
  • Patients with an indigestibility of/allergy against the components of milk/lactose intolerance (previously known or detected in the allergy test)
  • Patients under long-term treatment with systemic steroids, depot steroids, long-acting antihistamines, tranquilizers, psychopharmaceuticals
  • Intake of antihistamines, psychopharmaceuticals with antihistaminic effect and application of steroid containing cream to the forearms within the past 7 days before prick testing resp. treatment of the patient with Astemizol (Hismanal) within 4 weeks before the test. Such patients must be excluded from the study because of the long half-life of the medicament.
  • Acute or chronic symptomatic heart disease or severe internistic diseases
  • Autoimmune diseases, immune deficiencies (including immune suppressive treatment)
  • Immune-complex-induced immunopathies or malignant tumors
  • Abuse of alcohol, drugs or medicaments

Studieplan

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Hvordan er studiet utformet?

Designdetaljer

  • Primært formål: Behandling
  • Tildeling: Randomisert
  • Intervensjonsmodell: Crossover-oppdrag
  • Masking: Trippel

Våpen og intervensjoner

Deltakergruppe / Arm
Intervensjon / Behandling
Eksperimentell: Probiotic
intervention
Lactobacillus paracasei Lpc-37, Lactobacillus acidophilus 74-2 Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis DGCC 420

Hva måler studien?

Primære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Tidsramme
SCORAD change in patients with AD taken at baseline and after 4 and 8 weeks, respectively -change in phagocytic and oxidative burst activity of monocytes and granulocytes at baseline and after 8 weeks
Tidsramme: 8 weeks
8 weeks

Sekundære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Tidsramme
cellular and humoral immunological parameters (CD's; Interleukins); detection of bacterial species in faecs, faecal short-chain fatty acids, blood lipids
Tidsramme: 8 weeks
8 weeks

Samarbeidspartnere og etterforskere

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Sponsor

Etterforskere

  • Hovedetterforsker: Gerhard Jahreis, Prof. Dr., University of Jena, Dept. of Nutritional Physiology

Studierekorddatoer

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Studer hoveddatoer

Studiestart

1. desember 2004

Primær fullføring (Faktiske)

1. juli 2005

Studiet fullført (Faktiske)

1. juli 2005

Datoer for studieregistrering

Først innsendt

25. oktober 2007

Først innsendt som oppfylte QC-kriteriene

25. oktober 2007

Først lagt ut (Anslag)

29. oktober 2007

Oppdateringer av studieposter

Sist oppdatering lagt ut (Anslag)

15. april 2008

Siste oppdatering sendt inn som oppfylte QC-kriteriene

10. april 2008

Sist bekreftet

1. april 2008

Mer informasjon

Begreper knyttet til denne studien

Andre studie-ID-numre

  • LSEP H18-05

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