Gut health may boost stroke recovery: probiotic trial launches
NCT ID NCT07207941
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether taking probiotics can improve quality of life, daily activities, and anxiety in people who have had a moderate stroke. Researchers will enroll 110 adults aged 18 to 80 who had a stroke within the past 3 months. Participants will take probiotics and be monitored using questionnaires about their well-being and independence.
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Study facts
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- 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 110 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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May 2028
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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 to 80 years
- 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 diagnosed with moderate ischemic stroke with mRS score of 2-4 from onset of stroke up to 3 months. * Patients aged 18 to 80 years, who are able to read and write in English and/or Bahasa Malaysia * Provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with aphasia * Patients who have received thrombolysis or mechanical thrombectomy * Gastrointestinal related diseases such as lactose intolerance, coeliac disease, Renal or hepatic insufficiency (Based on recent six-month blood profile) * Progressive neurological disease (Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neuron Disease) * Pregnancy and breastfeeding. * Secondary cause of stroke- vasculitis, cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, connective tissue disorders * Past history of psychiatric disorders (depression, anxiety) * Recent use of probiotics and allergies to probiotics * Immunosuppressed patients (HIV, malignancy) * Patient with septicemia
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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National University of Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, 56000, Malaysia
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