Overview
Effect of Probiotics in the Atopic Dermatitis
Status:
Completed
Completed
Trial end date:
2008-04-01
2008-04-01
Target enrollment:
0
0
Participant gender:
All
All
Summary
This study was designed to evaluate the efficacy of probiotics in the treatment of atopic dermatitis. Probiotics in AD patients were effective in reducing SCORAD index levels, but not effective in skin prick test positivity, serum IL-2-4-5-6-10, TNF-α, IFN-γ, ECP, and serum total and specific IgE levels.Phase:
Phase 3Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
Accepts Healthy VolunteersDetails
Lead Sponsor:
Yuzuncu Yıl University
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:SCORAD (SCORing Atopic Dermatitis) index is based on medium-heavy (Carr2006). Age range is 1-13 with no patient showing evidence of any other disease except the
existent disease -
Exclusion Criteria:No drug was used for 14 (fourteen) days prior to study, including
antihistamines and steroids. Also, no occurrence of malabsorption, such as gastrointestinal
disease, was detected.
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