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