Lactobacillus plantarum UALp-05M and Improved Patient Satisfaction

• Clinical trial: Lactobacillus plantarum 299v (DSM 9843) improves symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome.

  • 2013-03-04
  • RCT · n = 214
  • World Journal of Gastroenterology 18(30)
  • • P. Ducrotte
    • P. Sawant
    • V. Jayanthi

  • PubMed: 22912552
  • DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i30.4012

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  • Improved Patient Satisfaction

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  • Clinical

  At week 4, 78.1 % of the patients scored the L. plantarum 299v (DSM 9843) symptomatic effect as excellent or good vs only 8.1 % for placebo (P < 0.01).

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Large

  Significant

  Yes