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Trial reportSao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina2024

Effects of probiotics on gastrointestinal symptoms, anthropometric measurements, and breastfeeding duration in infants with colic: a randomized control trial.

Aysu Yıldız Karaahmet, Gülümser Dolgun, Metehan Özen

Registry-linked trialOpen access · diamondAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04374955 (The Effect of Probiotic Added to Maternal Diet on Infantile Colic and Intestinal Microbiota Content), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT04374955 nacompletednot on this map

The Effect of Probiotic Added to Maternal Diet on Infantile Colic and Intestinal Microbiota Content: A Randomized Controlled Trials

TypeinterventionalSponsorHalic UniversityRan2020 to 2021Enrolled31ConditionsInfantile Colic, Microbial Colonization, CryingArmsActivia Probiotics Shot, Routine care
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Aysu Yıldız KaraahmetPhD. Assistant Professor, Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Health Science, Halic University, Istanbul, Turkiye.ORCID 0000-0003-1134-9016
Gülümser DolgunPhD. Professor, Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Health Science, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkiye.ORCID 0000-0003-2988-9280
Metehan ÖzenMD. Professor, Department of Child Health and Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Acıbadem University, Istanbul, Turkiye.ORCID 0000-0003-4088-3103
Haliç University · TRIstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa · TR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundInfantile colic has a multifactorial etiology. Recent studies have suggested that probiotics may be effective in its management.

objectiveThis study was carried out to evaluate the effect of the Actiregularis strain (5×106 cfu\ml) included in maternal nutrition on gastrointestinal problems, growth development, and breastfeeding outcomes in infantile colic. DESIGN AND

settingThe study was a randomized controlled trial conducted in the neonatal outpatient clinic of a training and research hospital in Turkey.

methodsA probiotic drink containing the Actiregularis (5×106 cfu\ml) strain was added to the diet of mothers in the probiotics group once daily for 15 consecutive days. Data were collected for each infant's 0th (birth), 1st, 4th, and 6th months.

resultsInfants whose mothers were administered Actiregularis for 15 days had decreased crying intensity (P = 0.000). When the difference in breastfeeding rates between the groups was significant at the 4th and 6th months (P = 0.044; P = 0.035). There was no difference in anthropometric values except the babies' weights at the 6th month. (P < 0.001).

conclusionInfants treated with Actiregularis, which was added to their mothers' diet for 15 days, showed a decrease in the frequency of crying, and the difference in breastfeeding rates between the groups was significant at the 4th and 6th months. There was no difference in anthropometric values except the babies' weights at the 6th month. CLINICAL TRIALS REGISTRATION: NCT04374955 (https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/).

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Breast FeedingColicProbioticsAdultAnthropometryCryingFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMaleTime FactorsTreatment Outcome

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PMCPMC11034883
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