Randomized clinical trial (RCT) investigating the efficacy and safety of retrograde colonic enema with fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) in the treatment of pediatric functional constipation (NCT05035784)
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
Healthy feces microbiota
Helse Fonna, Norway
FMT intervention led to significantly fewer IBS symptoms and fatigue, and a greater quality of life both at two and three years (NCT03822299)
MRx1234 (Blautia hydrogenotrophica)
4D pharma plc
Data from Phase II RCT supports the use of MRx1234 (given for eight weeks) in both IBS with constipation and IBS with diarrhea (NCT03721107)
PROAGE study: The use of daily probiotics for 45 days in hospitalized elderly patients was associated with a significant reduction in diarrhea and constipation and a significant increase in serum albumin, prealbumin, and protein in patients ≥80 years old (NCT00794924)
Multi-strain probiotic capsules containing four Bifidobacterium, five Lactobacillus, and one Streptococcus species
Children's Memorial Health Institute, Poland
RCT that showed that eight weeks of probiotic treatment was associated with significant improvements in IBS severity and symptoms in patients with diarrhea-prominent IBS (NCT04662957)
Mental health disorders
Probiotic drink containing Lactobacillus casei strain Shirota
Indian Council of Medical Research/ Yakult Honsha Co., LTD
Proof-of-concept RCT showed that probiotics consumed for four weeks led to subtly altered brain activity and functional connectivity in healthy subjects performing an emotional task without major effects on the fecal microbiota composition (NCT03615651)
Lacticaseibacillus paracasei (Lpc-37®)
Chr Hansen, Denmark
A pilot RCT investigating the efficacy of two probiotics given for 12 weeks in adults with depressive symptoms (defined as a score of 20–40 on the Beck's Depression Inventory [BDI-II]; NCT05564767)
Bifidobacterium adolescentis or combination of Lactocaseibacillus rhamnosus LGG and Bifidobacterium BB-12
Chr Hansen, Denmark
A pilot RCT investigating the efficacy of two probiotics given for 12 weeks in adults with depressive symptoms (defined as a score of 20–40 on the Beck's Depression Inventory [BDI-II]; NCT05564767)
Insomnia
FMT capsules
Third Military Medical University, China
An RCT to investigate whether FMT capsules administered for four weeks can improve sleep in patients with insomnia, and their effect on gut microbiota and its metabolites, inflammatory factors, neurotransmitters, and sex hormones in peripheral blood (NCT05427331)