Gut bacteria may help pancreatic surgery recovery
NCT ID NCT07422103
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a probiotic called Clostridium butyricum CBM588 can reduce diarrhea and improve quality of life in people who have had their pancreas removed due to cancer or other growths. About 158 patients will take either the probiotic or a placebo for three months after surgery. The main goal is to see if it reduces daily bowel movements.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Clostridium butyricum CBM588 (a probiotic)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this probiotic could become a simple, safe way to ease diarrhea and improve gut health after pancreatic surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage trial with no phase designation, so results are uncertain. The probiotic may not improve symptoms more than a placebo.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 158 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 18 years * Written informed consent * Patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy * Candidates for upfront surgery without previous neoadjuvant chemotherapy or radiotherapy * Patients with benign or malignant periampullary neoplasms Exclusion Criteria: * Age \< 18 years * Previous or current use of Clostridium butyricum CBM588 * Lactose intolerance * Neoadjuvant chemotherapy or radiotherapy
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ospedale Pederzoli
Peschiera del Garda, Verona, 37019, Italy
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