Could probiotics calm rosacea? new trial tests daily capsules
NCT ID NCT05815511
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a daily probiotic capsule could improve rosacea, a skin condition causing redness and bumps. Seventy adults with papulopustular rosacea took either the probiotic or a placebo for 12 weeks. Researchers measured changes in skin severity using a standard scale.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- probiotic mixture
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, natural supplement option to help manage rosacea symptoms.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with no phase designation. The effect may be small or no better than placebo, and results may not apply to all rosacea types.
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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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70 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2022
- Finished
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Jul 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A research network
The lead sponsor is a research network or cooperative group.
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: * Patients of both sexes of an age equal to or greater than 18 years. * Patients diagnosed with papulopustular rosacea with a minimum score of 2 points according to the Investigator's Global Assessment (IGA) index. * Signature of informed consent by the patient Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant, lactating, and/or women who do not agree to use an effective contraceptive method during the development of the study. * Allergy and/or intolerance to any of the components of the product under study. * Consumption of antibiotics in the previous two weeks. * Consumption of probiotics in the previous two months. * Isotretinoin use in the previous six months. * Light procedures (IPL, laser, Kleresca) in the previous three months. * Participation in other clinical studies in the previous two months. * Other dermatological pathologies.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Eguren Dermatology and Aesthetics Clinic
Madrid, Madrid, 28006, Spain
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Gavín Dermatologists Clinic
Vigo, Pontevedra, 36201, Spain
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MiBioPath UCAM Research Group
Murcia, Murcia, 30107, Spain
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