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Trial reportEuropean journal of pediatrics2024

Comparative efficacy of probiotic mixture Bifidobacterium longum KABP042 plus Pediococcus pentosaceus KABP041 vs. Limosilactobacillus reuteri DSM17938 in the management of infant colic: a randomized clinical trial.

J M Moreno-Villares, D Andrade-Platas, M Soria-López, G Colomé-Rivero, A Catalan Lamban, M G Martinez-Figueroa, J Espadaler-Mazo, J Valverde-Molina

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In one paragraph

Trial report in European journal of pediatrics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05271747 (Prospective Study to Determine the Factors Influencing Infant Colic Course in Infants Taking Probiotics), which is not on this map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05271747 nacompletednot on this map

Prospective Study to Determine the Factors Influencing Infant Colic Course in Infants Taking Probiotics

TypeinterventionalSponsorAB Biotics, SARan2019 to 2023Enrolled112ConditionsInfant ColicArmsAB-Kolicare, Reuteri gotas
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Comparative Immunomodulatory Profiles ofJournal of microbiology and biotechnology · 2026
    Article
  2. Review
  3. The therapeutic potential ofFrontiers in microbiology · 2026
    Review
  4. Review
  5. Comparative Analyses ofMicroorganisms · 2025
    Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

J M Moreno-VillaresDepartment of Pediatrics, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Madrid, Spain.
D Andrade-PlatasService of Pediatrics, Hospital Medica Sur, Mexico City, Mexico.
M Soria-LópezGastroenterology and Pediatric Nutrition, Hospital HM Puerta del Sur, Madrid, Spain.
G Colomé-RiveroDigestive Service, Hospital HM Nens, Barcelona, Spain.
A Catalan LambanDepartment of Pediatrics, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
M G Martinez-FigueroaService of Pediatrics, Hospital Medica Sur, Mexico City, Mexico.
J Espadaler-MazoR&D Department, AB-Biotics SA (Kaneka Group), Barcelona, Spain. espadaler@ab-biotics.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0128-8363
J Valverde-MolinaDepartment of Pediatrics, Hospital Universitario de Sta Lucia, Cartagena, Spain.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We aimed to compare the efficacy of Bifidobacterium longum KABP042 + Pediococcus pentosaceus KABP041 (BL + PP) vs. Limosilactobacillus reuteri DSM17938 (LR) in alleviating the symptoms of infant colic, as commercially available formulations. A randomized, multicenter, parallel, single-blind (investigator) trial was conducted in 112 colicky infants diagnosed as per Rome IV criteria and randomly allocated to receive BL + PP orally (10

conclusionThe specific formulation of B. longum KABP042 and P. pentosaceus KABP041 achieved a higher response rate and a larger reduction in crying and fussing time in colicky infants. Both probiotic interventions were well tolerated.

trial registrationThe study was retrospectively registered as NCT05271747 on February 28th, 2022. WHAT IS KNOWN: • L. reuteri DSM17938 (LR) is the most researched probiotic strain for infant colic against placebo in randomized, controlled clinical trials, and is recommended in various guidelines. A novel probiotic combining strains B. longum KABP042 and P. pentosaceus KABP041 (BL + PP) has also demonstrated efficacy in infant colic against placebo. WHAT IS NEW: • This randomized study provides the first direct comparison of two probiotics for infant colic. BL + PP seems to be superior to LR in reducing crying time.

Indexed as

Bifidobacterium longumColicLimosilactobacillus reuteriPediococcus pentosaceusProbioticsFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMaleSingle-Blind MethodTreatment OutcomeBifidobacterium longumFunctional gastrointestinal disordersInfant colicLimosilactobacillus reuteriPediococcus pentosaceusProbiotics

Identifiers

PMID39390276
PMCPMC11527960

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