Clinical Efficacy of Probiotic Therapy on Bowel-Related Symptoms in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis during Endoscopic Remission: An Observational Study.
Jin LeeSu Bum ParkHyung Wook KimHong Sub LeeSam Ryong JeeJong Hun LeeTae Oh KimPublished in: Gastroenterology research and practice (2022)
This study showed that probiotic administration improved bowel-related symptoms and quality of life in patients with UC whose IBS-like symptoms persisted during endoscopic remission. As this is an observational study and has no placebo-controlled arm, further prospective randomized controlled trials are needed to confirm these results.
Keyphrases
- ulcerative colitis
- ultrasound guided
- randomized controlled trial
- sleep quality
- placebo controlled
- disease activity
- study protocol
- squamous cell carcinoma
- bacillus subtilis
- clinical trial
- mesenchymal stem cells
- rheumatoid arthritis
- radiation therapy
- irritable bowel syndrome
- endoscopic submucosal dissection
- rectal cancer
- lactic acid
- phase ii
- phase ii study
- chemotherapy induced