Could a daily probiotic pill keep your heart in rhythm?
NCT ID NCT07568964
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether taking a daily probiotic capsule for 12 weeks can reduce the chance of atrial fibrillation (AF) returning in people who have just had a cardioversion (a procedure to restore normal heart rhythm). Fifty-six adults aged 40 and older with persistent AF will be enrolled. All participants will receive standard blood-thinning and heart-rhythm medications, and half will also get the probiotic. The main goal is to see if probiotics lower AF recurrence.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Probiotics (25 billion CFU per capsule daily for 12 weeks)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple, low-cost way to help prevent atrial fibrillation from coming back after cardioversion.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 56 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The effect of probiotics on heart rhythm is still uncertain.
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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 56 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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May 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2027
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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40 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: 1. Female or male aged 40 years or above with BMI less than 40 2. Persistent AF patients directly after cardioversion Exclusion Criteria: 1. History of probiotic supplementation in the previous 6 weeks 2. Autoimmune diseases 3. Ongoing treatment with immunosuppressive therapies 4. Active Infection 5. Pregnant or breast-feeding patients 6. Active participation in another clinical study 7. History of or known allergy or intolerability to the study medications
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ain Shams University's Hospital
Cairo, Egypt
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