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Awarded Trial: 09T-1300
Grant ID
09T-1300
Illness
Schizophrenia
Primary Drug/Intervention
Probiotic Organisms, Lactobacillus GG and Bifidobacterium lactis strain Bb 12
Primary Dosage
1 capsule/day
Secondary Drug Intervention
N/A
Secondary Dosage
N/A
Other Drug/Intervention
N/A
Other Dosage
N/A
Status
Completed
Investigator
Dickerson
Sample Size
64
Duration of Study Period for Each Subject
112
Outcome Measurements
N/A
Results
64 patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder were randomized to an adjunct probiotic diet for 14 weeks. 58 of the 64 completed the trial. The diet produced no changes in PANSS scores but did significantly decrease some inflammatory markers.
Publication
Being submitted.
Link
N/A
PI Name
Faith Dickerson
Degree
PhD
Center
N/A
Institution
Sheppard Pratt
Address
6501 North Charles St
City or Town
Baltimore
State or Province
MD
Zip or Postal Code
21204
Country
USA
Email Address
faithdickerson@gmail.com