Efficacy of Oral Supplementation of Probiotics in Children With Atopic Dermatitis

NCT04706559 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 98

Last updated 2021-12-16

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Summary

Various clinical studies have evaluated the role of probiotics in children with atopic dermatitis, with some studies showing improvement in clinical outcome after supplementation of probiotics and others showing no additional benefit. This study is to provide clinical evidence of effect of a mixture of probiotics in Atopic Dermatitis (AD) patients based on improvement in SCORAD (SCORing Atopic Dermatitis) index.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Probiotic sachet containing mixture of four strains i.e.Lactobacillus rhamnosus, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Bifidobacterium longum, and Saccharomyces boulardii

Interventional group: Children with AD meeting eligibility criteria receiving probiotics and conventional treatment (topical corticosteroid, topical tacrolimus, an oral antihistamine and emollients).

DRUG

Conventional treatment

topical corticosteroid, topical tacrolimus, an oral antihistamine and emollients as per atopic dermatitis treatment guidelines.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Nepal Health Research Council

    collaborator OTHER_GOV
  • B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
4 Years
Max Age
17 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-01-03
Primary Completion
2021-09-30
Completion
2021-12-15

Countries

  • Nepal

Study Locations

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