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Randomized Controlled Trials

Gold-standard experimental studies with random treatment allocation.

Impact of oral butyrate on clinical and biochemical parameters in IBD: A randomized placebo-controlled study targeting gut microbiota.

Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver 2026 5 citations

Probiotic Blend of Lactobacillus acidophilus LA-5 and Bifidobacterium animalis ssp. Lactis BB-12 in Non-constipated Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Double-Blind Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial.

Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology 2026 1 citation

The effect of adding colostrum or sodium butyrate to the diet on the intestinal barrier of weaned piglets.

PloS one 2026

Effects of a Bacillus subtilis HU58 and Heyndrickxia faecalis SC208 spore-forming probiotic formula on gastrointestinal health: results of a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study.

Beneficial microbes 2026

Is a Simplified, Less Restrictive Low FODMAP Diet Possible? Results From a Double-Blind, Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.

Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association 2025 19 citations

Probiotics and Fever Duration in Children With Upper Respiratory Tract Infections: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

JAMA network open 2025 13 citations

All FODMAPs Aren't Created Equal: Results of a Randomized Reintroduction Trial in Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association 2025 12 citations

Effects of Short Chain Fatty Acid-Butyrate Supplementation on the Disease Severity, Inflammation, and Psychological Factors in Patients With Active Ulcerative Colitis: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial.

Journal of nutrition and metabolism 2025 9 citations

Multistrain Probiotics Plus Vitamin D Improve Gut Barrier Function and Gut Microbiota Composition in Irritable Bowel Syndrome Without Constipation: Results from a Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial.

Nutrients 2025 7 citations

Targeted probiotic therapy in irritable bowel syndrome: a clinical evaluation on Clostridium butyricum CBM588 and Bifidobacterium longum W11.

Frontiers in medicine 2025 3 citations

Effects of a polyphenol-rich extract blend, probiotics, and hydrolyzed fiber on quality of life and gut health markers in patients with irritable bowel syndrome-A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

Frontiers in nutrition 2025 3 citations

Evaluation of Adverse Effects and Tolerability of Dietary Ginger Supplementation in Patients With Functional Dyspepsia.

Current therapeutic research, clinical and experimental 2025 3 citations

Four-strain probiotic exerts a positive effect on irritable bowel syndrome symptoms occurring in inflammatory bowel diseases in absence of inflammation (train-IBD trial).

World journal of gastrointestinal pharmacology and therapeutics 2025 2 citations

Effect of an 8-Week Bifidobacterium lactis HN019 Supplementation on Functional Constipation: A Multi-Center, Triple-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial.

Molecular nutrition & food research 2025 2 citations

A randomized trial of inulin for bowel symptoms, depression and quality of life in constipation predominant IBS.

Scientific reports 2025 2 citations

Effect of inulin supplementation on fecal and blood metabolome in alcohol use disorder patients: A randomised, controlled dietary intervention.

Clinical nutrition ESPEN 2025 2 citations

Efficacy and safety of steamed ginger extract for gastric health: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled multi-center clinical trial.

Food & function 2025 1 citation

Protective Effect of Probiotics on Cardiac Damage in Experimental Sepsis Model Induced by Lipopolysaccharide in Rats.

Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) 2025 1 citation

Inulin supplementation modulates gut microbiota derived metabolites related to brain function in children with obesity.

Scientific reports 2025 1 citation

Inulin-induced improvements on bowel habit and gut microbiota in adults with functional constipation: findings of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.

BMC gastroenterology 2025 1 citation

Jianpi Yiwei Granules for Chemotherapy-Induced Gastrointestinal Reactions: A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial.

Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry 2025 1 citation

Curcumin Combined with Tryptophan Ameliorates DSS-Induced Ulcerative Colitis via Reducing Inflammation and Oxidative Stress and Regulation of Gut Microbiota.

Nutrients 2025

Modification of the Low FODMAP Diet Is Feasible in the Treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Randomised Crossover Study.

Gastroenterology research and practice 2025

Eight weeks of treatment with probiotic Bifidobacterium breve, Bif195 lowers fatigue scores in patients with diarrhoea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome: results from a randomised, clinical trial.

Frontiers in nutrition 2025

Butyrate ameliorates DSS-induced ulcerative colitis in mice by facilitating autophagy in intestinal epithelial cells and modulating the gut microbiota through blocking the PI3K-AKT-mTOR pathway.

PloS one 2025

Assessing the impact of an intensive dietitian-led telehealth intervention focusing on nutritional adequacy, symptom control and optional supplemental jejunal feeding, on quality of life in patients with pancreatic cancer: a randomised controlled trial protocol.

Nutrition journal 2025

Yeast mannans promote laxation and specifically modulate microbiota composition in older adults: An open-label pilot study.

Nutrition research (New York, N.Y.) 2025

Effects and Persistence of Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BL-99 and Fructooligosaccharides on Older Adults with Functional Constipation: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial.

The journal of nutrition, health & aging 2025

Curcumin-QingDai Combination for Patients With Active Ulcerative Colitis: A Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Trial.

Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association 2024 52 citations

Effects of short-chain fatty acid-butyrate supplementation on expression of circadian-clock genes, sleep quality, and inflammation in patients with active ulcerative colitis: a double-blind randomized controlled trial.

Lipids in health and disease 2024 48 citations

Enhancing gut microbiota and microbial function with inulin supplementation in children with obesity.

International journal of obesity (2005) 2024 33 citations

Efficacy and Findings of a Blinded Randomized Reintroduction Phase for the Low FODMAP Diet in Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

Gastroenterology 2024 24 citations

Effects of Mediterranean Diet, Curcumin, and Resveratrol on Mild-to-Moderate Active Ulcerative Colitis: A Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial.

Nutrients 2024 23 citations

Metabolome-associated psychological comorbidities improvement in irritable bowel syndrome patients receiving a probiotic.

Gut microbes 2024 22 citations

The effects of synbiotics on the liver steatosis, inflammation, and gut microbiome of metabolic dysfunction-associated liver disease patients-randomized trial.

Romanian journal of internal medicine = Revue roumaine de medecine interne 2024 20 citations

A randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial on Lactobacillus-containing cultured milk drink as adjuvant therapy for depression in irritable bowel syndrome.

Scientific reports 2024 20 citations

Xylo-oligosaccharides improve functional constipation by targeted enrichment of Bifidobacterium.

Food science & nutrition 2024 17 citations

Effect of Postbiotic Bifidobacterium longum CECT 7347 on Gastrointestinal Symptoms, Serum Biochemistry, and Intestinal Microbiota in Healthy Adults: A Randomised, Parallel, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Pilot Study.

Nutrients 2024 13 citations

Pomegranate Juice Supplemented with Inulin Modulates Gut Microbiota and Promotes the Production of Microbiota-Associated Metabolites in Overweight/Obese Individuals: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial.

Journal of agricultural and food chemistry 2024 10 citations

Eight-Week Supplementation With Bifidobacterium lactis HN019 and Functional Constipation: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

JAMA network open 2024 9 citations

Acacia fiber or probiotic supplements to relieve gastrointestinal complaints in patients with constipation-predominant IBS: a 4-week randomized double-blinded placebo-controlled intervention trial.

European journal of nutrition 2024 9 citations

Effect of probiotic administration during pregnancy on the functional diversity of the gut microbiota in healthy pregnant women.

Microbiology spectrum 2024 9 citations

Psyllium husk powder increases defecation frequency and faecal score, bulk and moisture in healthy cats.

Journal of feline medicine and surgery 2024 8 citations

High-dose Probiotic Mix of Lactobacillus spp., Bifidobacterium spp., Bacillus coagulans, and Saccharomyces boulardii to Prevent Antibiotic-associated Diarrhea in Adults: A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial (SPAADA).

Open forum infectious diseases 2024 7 citations

Role of Bacillus coagulans (Heyndrickxia coagulans)BCP92 in managing irritable bowel syndrome: A randomized, double-blind, multicenter, placebo-controlled clinical trial.

Medicine 2024 6 citations

Nutraceuticals and Pain Disorders of the Gut-Brain Interaction in Infants and Children: A Narrative Review and Practical Insights.

Nutrients 2024 5 citations

[A prospective randomized controlled study on probiotics for the prevention of antibiotic-associated diarrhea in infants and young children].

Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics 2024 5 citations

Efficacy and Safety of a Mixture of Microencapsulated Sodium Butyrate, Probiotics, and Short Chain Fructooligosaccharides in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome-A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study.

Journal of clinical medicine 2024 4 citations

Advice to People with Parkinson's in My Clinic: Probiotics and Prebiotics.

Journal of Parkinson's disease 2024 4 citations

Effects of Bifidobacterium longum 35624 in Children and Adolescents with Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

Nutrients 2024 4 citations

Efficacy of Quadruple-coated Probiotics in Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Parallel-group Study.

Journal of neurogastroenterology and motility 2024 4 citations

Efficacy and safety of peppermint oil for the treatment in Japanese patients with irritable bowel syndrome: a prospective, open-label, and single-arm study.

BioPsychoSocial medicine 2024 3 citations

Nutritional Management in Stricturing Crohn's Disease: A Pilot Study.

Nutrients 2024 3 citations

Sex-Dependent Efficacy of Dietary Fiber in Pediatric Functional Abdominal Pain.

Gastroenterology 2024 3 citations

The effect of fiber supplementation with agave fructans or psyllium plantago in symptoms of constipation and its relation with whole and regional transit time and pH.

Neurogastroenterology and motility 2024 3 citations

ReFerm®: a postbiotic fermented oat gruel composition is reducing mast cell degranulation in the colon of patients with irritable bowel syndrome.

Frontiers in medicine 2024 2 citations

Changes in intestinal microbiota and biochemical parameters in patients with inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome induced by the prolonged addition of soluble fibers to usual drug therapy.

The journal of medical investigation : JMI 2024 2 citations

Gut Microbiome Alterations Following Oral Serum-Derived Bovine Immunoglobulin Administration in the Management of Dysbiosis.

Cureus 2024 1 citation

A Multi-Hospital Comparative Study on the Efficacy of Probiotics Versus Placebo in Preventing Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea in Adult Patients.

Cureus 2024 1 citation

Evaluation of bovine colostrum replacer supplementation to improve weaning transition in Holstein dairy calves.

Journal of dairy science 2024 1 citation

Mobile phone call reminders to improve oral rehydration salt and zinc adherence for acute diarrhea in children: a single-center, randomized controlled trial.

BMC health services research 2024 1 citation

Safety and Tolerability of Microbial Inulinase Supplementation in Healthy Adults: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial.

Gastro hep advances 2024 1 citation

A randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of live Bifidobacterium longum CECT 7347 (ES1) and heat-treated Bifidobacterium longum CECT 7347 (HT-ES1) in participants with diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome.

Gut microbes 2024

Exploring the role of oxidative stress and the effect of N-acetylcysteine in thiopurine-induced liver injury in inflammatory bowel disease: A randomized crossover pilot study.

Basic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology 2024

Washed microbiota transplantation for Crohn's disease: A metagenomic, metatranscriptomic, and metabolomic-based study.

World journal of gastroenterology 2024

Effects of dietary fibers or probiotics on functional constipation symptoms and roles of gut microbiota: a double-blinded randomized placebo trial.

Gut microbes 2023 143 citations

Consumption of 2 Green Kiwifruits Daily Improves Constipation and Abdominal Comfort-Results of an International Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial.

The American journal of gastroenterology 2023 39 citations

Effects of inulin supplementation on inflammatory biomarkers and clinical symptoms of women with obesity and depression on a calorie-restricted diet: a randomised controlled clinical trial.

The British journal of nutrition 2023 22 citations

Efficacy of Oral Psyllium in Pediatric Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Double-Blind Randomized Control Trial.

Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 2023 21 citations

Interactions between symptoms and psychological status in irritable bowel syndrome: An exploratory study of the impact of a probiotic combination.

Neurogastroenterology and motility 2023 16 citations

Evaluation of the Efficacy of Kombucha-Based Drink Enriched with Inulin and Vitamins for the Management of Constipation-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Females: A Randomized Pilot Study.

Current developments in nutrition 2023 13 citations

The Effect of Ginger Supplementation on the Improvement of Dyspeptic Symptoms in Patients With Functional Dyspepsia.

Cureus 2023 10 citations

The Efficacy and Safety of Single-Strain Probiotic Formulations Containing Bifidobacterium lactis or Bacillus coagulans in Adult Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome-A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Three-Arm Interventional Trial.

Journal of clinical medicine 2023 9 citations

Berberine and rifaximin effects on small intestinal bacterial overgrowth: Study protocol for an investigator-initiated, double-arm, open-label, randomized clinical trial (BRIEF-SIBO study).

Frontiers in pharmacology 2023 8 citations

The effects of ginger supplementation on common gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial.

BMC complementary medicine and therapies 2023 6 citations

Somatization is associated with altered serum levels of vitamin D, serotonin, and brain-derived neurotrophic factor in patients with predominant diarrhea irritable bowel syndrome.

Neurogastroenterology and motility 2023 4 citations

Role of Baseline Gut Microbiota on Response to Fiber Intervention in Individuals with Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

Nutrients 2023 3 citations

[Clinical efficacy of a modern probiotic for the correction of intestinal microflora in patients with irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea and antibiotic-associated diarrhea].

Voprosy pitaniia 2023

In persons with constipation or IBS-C, kiwifruit vs. psyllium increased spontaneous bowel movements.

Annals of internal medicine 2023

[Herbal-moxa plaster for diarrhea type irritable bowel syndrome of spleen and kidney yang deficiency: a randomized controlled trial].

Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion 2023

Anti-Inflammatory Diet Prevents Subclinical Colonic Inflammation and Alters Metabolomic Profile of Ulcerative Colitis Patients in Clinical Remission.

Nutrients 2022 66 citations

Sodium Butyrate Effectiveness in Children and Adolescents with Newly Diagnosed Inflammatory Bowel Diseases-Randomized Placebo-Controlled Multicenter Trial.

Nutrients 2022 54 citations

Psyllium reduces inulin-induced colonic gas production in IBS: MRI and in vitro fermentation studies.

Gut 2022 39 citations

Kimchi improves irritable bowel syndrome: results of a randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled study.

Food & nutrition research 2022 26 citations

Effect of Oral Intake of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum APsulloc 331261 (GTB1TM) on Diarrhea-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study.

Nutrients 2022 20 citations

Efficacy and safety of Bacillus clausii (O/C, N/R, SIN, T) probiotic combined with oral rehydration therapy (ORT) and zinc in acute diarrhea in children: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study in India.

Tropical diseases, travel medicine and vaccines 2022 17 citations

Beneficial Effects on Abdominal Bloating with an Innovative Food-Grade Formulation of Curcuma longa and Boswellia serrata Extracts in Subjects with Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Small Bowel Dysbiosis.

Nutrients 2022 16 citations

Daily Inclusion of Resistant Starch-Containing Potatoes in a Dietary Guidelines for Americans Dietary Pattern Does Not Adversely Affect Cardiometabolic Risk or Intestinal Permeability in Adults with Metabolic Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Nutrients 2022 16 citations

The effect of probiotics on functional constipation in adults: A randomized, double-blind controlled trial.

Medicine 2022 14 citations

A postbiotic fermented oat gruel may have a beneficial effect on the colonic mucosal barrier in patients with irritable bowel syndrome.

Frontiers in nutrition 2022 13 citations

Effect of DSS-Induced Ulcerative Colitis and Butyrate on the Cytochrome P450 2A5: Contribution of the Microbiome.

International journal of molecular sciences 2022 10 citations

Inulin supplementation prior to mild traumatic brain injury mitigates gut dysbiosis, and brain vascular and white matter deficits in mice.

Frontiers in microbiomes 2022 9 citations

Aloe vera gel attenuates acetic acid-induced ulcerative colitis in adult male Wistar rats.

Toxicology reports 2022 9 citations

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Effects of Multi-Strain Synbiotic in Patients with Functional Diarrhea and High Fecal Calprotectin Levels: A Pilot Study.

Nutrients 2022 8 citations

Zinc carnosine-based modified bismuth quadruple therapy vs standard triple therapy for Helicobacter pylori eradication: A randomized controlled study.

World journal of clinical cases 2022 8 citations

Prophylactic Effect of Bovine Colostrum on Intestinal Microbiota and Behavior in Wild-Type and Zonulin Transgenic Mice.

Biomedicines 2022 7 citations

[The effectiveness of a probiotic containing Bifidobacterium longum BB-46 and Enterococcus faecium ENCfa-68 in the treatment of post-infectious irritable bowel syndrome. Prospective randomized comparative study].

Terapevticheskii arkhiv 2022 6 citations

Role of Lactobacillus plantarum 299v versus Placebo in symptomatic improvement of irritable bowel syndrome patients.

JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 2022 6 citations

Health economic evaluation alongside the Probiotics to Prevent Severe Pneumonia and Endotracheal Colonization Trial (E-PROSPECT): a cost-effectiveness analysis.

Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie 2022 6 citations

Moronic acid improves intestinal inflammation in mice with chronic colitis by inhibiting intestinal macrophage polarization.

Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology 2022 5 citations