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: EFFECT OF PROBIOTIC SUPPLEMENTATION ON ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC INDUCED WEIGHT GAIN IN PATIENTS ATTENDING PSYCHIATRIC CLINICS AT AINSHAMS UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS (A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL)

RecruitingPhase 3Ages 18 Years - 45 YearsAllAin Shams University
NCT06936137 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

the goal of the study is to improve the quality of life of patients on antipsychotic medications and increase the rate of compliance to treatment. Primary objective: 1.To determine the effectiveness of probiotics to decrease the weight gained as a result of antipsychotic medications. Secondary objective: 1\. To determine the effect of probiotic supplementation on the psychological state of patients.

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult schizophrenia patients (18-45 years) on second generation antipsychotics Stable patients with a total positive and negative syndrome scale (PANSS) score of ≤60. With more than 10% weight gain after taking atypical antipsychotics for at least 3 months with treatment duration not more than two years. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Taking probiotics, fiber supplements, antibiotics and laxatives in the last 6 weeks. 2. Comorbid gastrointestinal diseases, including active peptic ulcer, uncontrolled and recurrent diarrhea, gastrointestinal bleeding, and digestive system neoplastic diseases. \-
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What it tests

  • lactobacillus LS
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Where

1 site
AinShams university hospitals
Cairo, Egypt
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