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CompletedNCT04969679Updated Jul 21, 2021

Additive Effect of Probiotics (Mutaflor®) in Patients With Ulcerative Colitis on 5-ASA Treatment.

A Phase 4 interventional study of E. coli Nissle 1917 (Mutaflor®) and Placebo in Ulcerative Colitis, sponsored by Kangbuk Samsung Hospital. Completed at 1 site in Korea, Republic of. Open to participants aged 19 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-07-21.

Sponsored by Kangbuk Samsung Hospital · Phase 4, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 3 years 3 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Mar 2018, registered Jul 2021).
Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
134
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
19 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

E.coli Nissle 1917 (Mutaflor®) is equivalent to mesalazine in preventing disease relapse in ulcerative colitis. However, data on ability of E.coli Nissle 1917 (Mutaflor®) to induce remission compared with placebo is limited. Investigators aim to investigate the efficacy of E.coli Nissle 1917 (Mutaflor®) as an add-on treatment to 5-ASA in mild to moderate ulcerative colitis.

Read the detailed description

This is a multicentre, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled study in patients with mild-to-moderate UC.

Subjects were randomly assigned to receive either E.coli Nissle 1917 (Mutaflor®) or placebo once daily for 8 weeks, and inflammatory bowel disease questionnaire (IBDQ) scores, clinical remission, and response rate were compared.

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Conditions studied

  • Ulcerative Colitis

Keywords

  • Mutaflor
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In context

Colitis

1,073 studies on the registry are indexed under Colitis; 131 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 134 is above the median of 60 across 771 interventional studies indexed under Colitis.

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Lead sponsor

Kangbuk Samsung Hospital is the lead sponsor of 59 studies on the registry; 8 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
19 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Ulcerative colitis patients over the age of 19 with mild to moderate symptoms using 5-ASA (Mayo score 3-9)
  • Patient who signed the consent form

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • The extent of ulcerative colitis is limited to proctitis
  • History of bowel resection
  • History of using other medication than 5-ASA such as immunomodulators, steroid or biologics within 3months
  • history of using antibiotics or probiotics within 2 weeks
  • Pregnant or lactating woman
  • Requiring hospitalization and imminent need for surgery
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Study design

Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)
Enrollment
134 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    E. coli Nissle 1917 (Mutaflor®)

    Active group will receive E. coli Nissle 1917 (Mutaflor®).

    Drug: E. coli Nissle 1917 (Mutaflor®)

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo

    Placebo group will receive placebo drug.

    Drug: Placebo

Interventions

  • DrugE. coli Nissle 1917 (Mutaflor®)

    Take 1 capsule per day in the morning from the first day to the fourth day and take 2 capsules per day from the fifth day to the end of the testing period.(for 8 weeks)

  • DrugPlacebo

    Take 1 capsule per day in the morning from the first day to the fourth day and take 2 capsules per day from the fifth day to the end of the testing period.(for 8 weeks)

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Compare and evaluate the increase in IBDQ(Inflammatory bowel disease questionnaire) score between the Mutaflor group and the Placebo group

    The evaluation of the beneficial effects of Mutaflor on mild-to-moderate UC patients, was assessed by an increase in the IBDQ score more than 16 points from baseline to week 8. The Score can range from 32 to 224, with higher scores reflecting better HRQOL(Health-related quality of life)

    Time frame: 8weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Evaluate the clinical remission between Mutaflor group and Placebo group

    Partial Mayo≤1, assessed at week 4 or Mayo≤2, assessed at week 8. Mayo score can range from 0-12 with higher scores indicating worse severity.

    Time frame: 4weeks, 8weeks

  2. Evaluate the clinical response between Mutaflor group and Placebo group

    Partial Mayo≤2 or decrease more than 2 points, assessed at week 4 or Mayo≤ 2 or decrease more than 2 points, assessed at week 8. Mayo score can range from 0-12 with higher scores indicating worse severity.

    Time frame: 4weeks, 8weeks

  3. Improvement in endoscopic scores between Mutaflor group and Placebo group

    Assessed by the endoscopic subgroup score=0 of the mayo. Mayo Endoscopic Sub Scores can range from 0-3, with higher scores indicating worse severity.

    Time frame: 8weeks

  4. Evaluate the endoscopic response between Mutaflor group and Placebo group

    Assessed by the endoscopic subgroup score=0 or decrease more than 1 point. Mayo Endoscopic Sub Scores can range from 0-3 with higher scores indicating worse severity.

    Time frame: 8weeks

  5. Evaluate the Microbiome(stool) change between Mutaflor group and Placebo group

    Stool microbial change including diversity. DNA extraction from stool samples and 16S rRNA gene sequencing analysis. calculating α- and β-diversities.

    Time frame: 8weeks

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Study locations

1 site
  • Soo-kyung Park
    Seoul, Korea, Republic of
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References and documents

Publications

  • Park SK, Kang SB, Kim S, Kim TO, Cha JM, Im JP, Choi CH, Kim ES, Seo GS, Eun CS, Han DS, Park DI. Additive effect of probiotics (Mutaflor) on 5-aminosalicylic acid therapy in patients with ulcerative colitis. Korean J Intern Med. 2022 Sep;37(5):949-957. doi: 10.3904/kjim.2021.458. Epub 2022 Mar 31. PubMed 36068716 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 21, 2021, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT04969679
Lead sponsor
Kangbuk Samsung Hospital
Responsible party
Soo-kyung Park (Professor, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital) — Principal investigator
First posted
Jul 21, 2021
Start date
Mar 16, 2018
Primary completion
Jun 3, 2020
Completion
Jun 3, 2020
Last update
Jul 21, 2021

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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