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Lactoferrin for the Treatment of Symptomatic Uncomplicated Diverticular Disease

NCT03490279 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2018-08-10

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Summary

Diverticular disease is a chronic pathology, characterized by recurrent abdominal symptoms and a high social impact, with a high prevalence in developed countries, especially among the elderly. Diverticula are thought to develop from age-related degeneration of the mucosal wall and segmental increases in colon pressure resulting in bulging at points of weakness, typically at the insertion of the vasa recta. Classification of diverticular disease is largely based on symptoms: it begins with the development of diverticulosis, to asymptomatic disease, to symptomatic uncomplicated diverticular disease (SUDD) and finally to complicated disease when patients develop abscesses, phlegmon, bleeding, fistula and sepsis. Approximately the 20% of the patients with diverticular disease has symptoms, such as abdominal pain, fever and altered bowel movement and, in the last decades, a significant increase of the incidence of complications related to the disease has been recorded, in particular of intestinal perforation.

Lactoferrin (Lf) is a glycoprotein present in several secretory liquids - i.e. milk, saliva and tears - with antimicrobial properties that it exert to seizing iron, thus preventing the use by the pathogens, or altering their plasma membrane through its highly cationic charge.

The investigators hypothesize that the antimicrobial and immunoregulatory characteristics of the Lf can be used to maintain an adequate homeostasis of the intestinal mucosa in patients with SUDD resulting in an improvement of both symptoms and quality of life.

Conditions

  • Diverticular Disease
  • Symptomatic Uncomplicated Diverticular Disease

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Lactoferrin CRX

Patients will be asked to take lactoferrin CRX as already mentioned (blindly).

OTHER

Placebo

Patients will be asked to take placebo as already mentioned (blindly).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo di Pavia

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-06-01
Primary Completion
2019-05-02
Completion
2019-11-02

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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