Effect of supplementation in treatment of patients with multiple sclerosis

Authors
Category Primary study
Registry of TrialsIranian Registry of Clinical Trials
Year 2015
INTERVENTION: Control group: Placebo capsule, daily, for 12 weeks orally. Intervention 1: Intervention group: Probiotic capsule containing four strains of Lactobacillus acidophilus (2×109 CFU/g), Lactobacillus casei (2×109 CFU/g), Bifidobacterium bifidum (2×109 CFU/g) and Lactobacillus fermentum (2×109 CFU/g), daily, for 12 weeks orally. Intervention 2: Control group: Placebo capsule, daily, for 12 weeks orally. Intervention group: Probiotic capsule containing four strains of Lactobacillus acidophilus (2×109 CFU/g), Lactobacillus casei (2×109 CFU/g), Bifidobacterium bifidum (2×109 CFU/g) and Lactobacillus fermentum (2×109 CFU/g), daily, for 12 weeks orally. Treatment ‐ Drugs CONDITION: Multiple sclerosis Multiple sclerosis. ; Multiple sclerosis PRIMARY OUTCOME: Glutathione. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and after 12 weeks of intervention. Method of measurement: Spectrophotometry. Malondialdehyde. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and after 12 weeks of intervention. Method of measurement: Spectrophotometry. Total antioxidant capacity. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and after 12 weeks of intervention. Method of measurement: Spectrophotometry. SECONDARY OUTCOME: Fasting blood sugar. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and after 12 weeks of intervention. Method of measurement: Enzymatic kit. HDL‐cholesterol. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and after 12 weeks of intervention. Method of measurement: Enzymatic kit. Hs‐CRP. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and after 12 weeks of intervention. Method of measurement: Elisa kit. Insulin. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and after 12 weeks of intervention. Method of measurement: Elisa kit. Nitric oxide. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and after 12 weeks of intervention. Method of measurement: Spectrophotometry. Triglycerides. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and after 12 weeks of intervention. Method of measurement: Enzymatic kit. INCLUSION CRITERIA: INCLUSION CRITERIA: Patients with multiple sclerosis; higher than 2 years of their disease; aged 20 to 60 years. Exclusion criteria: Unwillingness to cooperate.
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First added on: Mar 31, 2022