15 patients with a diagnosis of Crohn's disease will be exposed to VSL#3 for 8 weeks

15 patients affected by Crohn's disease will be exposed to a placebo for 8 weeks

Crohn's Disease

This investigation will be a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over trial. The study will include 30 children with CD and will be articulated in 6 months as follows. These children will be randomised to a treatment group receiving for 2 months either 1-2 packet containing 900 billion bacteria/day of VSL#3 according to their weight, and a group receiving the placebo drug. Assignment to therapy or placebo will be determined according to a computer-generated randomization scheme.. At the completion of the 8 weeks, a "wash-out" period of 6 weeks will be done, when no preparation will be administered. Then each patient will be switched to the other group and followed likewise for further 8 weeks.

VSL#3

University of Naples "Federico II"

A Prospective, Placebo Controlled, Double-Blind, Cross-over Study on the Effects of a Probiotic Preparation (VSL#3) on Metabolic Profile, Intestinal Permeability, Microbiota, Cytokines and Chemokines Expression and Other Inflammatory Markers in Pediatric Patients With Crohn's Disease

Evaluation of metabolic profile, intestinal permeability, microbiota, cytokines and chemokines expression and other inflammatory markers in pediatric patients with Crohn's before and after the exposure to VSL3 to underline any differences

ileitis/phosphatase

A Prospective, Placebo Controlled, Double-Blind, Cross-over Study on the Effects of a Probiotic Preparation (VSL#3) on Metabolic Profile, Intestinal Permeability, Microbiota, Cytokines and Chemokines Expression and Other Inflammatory Markers in Pediatric Patients With Crohn's Disease

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