24
Participants
Start Date
December 31, 2011
Primary Completion Date
July 31, 2013
Study Completion Date
July 31, 2013
VSL#3
"The probiotic product VSL#3® comes in a powder (sachet) that is to be dissolved in half a glass of cold water before ingestion. Two sachets are ingested once daily over 2 weeks.~Each dose (sachet) contains 450 billion live (lyophilized) lactic acid bacteria (in defined ratios of the following strains: Bifidobacterium breve, Bifidobacterium longum, Bifidobacterium infantis, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus paracasei, Lactobacillus bulgaricus, Streptococcus thermophilus) and are delivered in a base of maltose and silicon dioxide."
Placebo
Two placebo sachets containing maltose and silicon dioxide are given once daily over 2 weeks.
Dept of Gastrosurgical R&E, Sahlgrenska Universityhospital, Gothenburg
Sahlgrenska University Hospital
OTHER
Göteborg University
OTHER