Probiotics for diarrhea after kidney transplant
Part of Digestive system, Kidney & urinary clinical trials.
This trial studies whether taking probiotics can help reduce diarrhea caused by immunosuppressive drugs in people who have had a kidney transplant. It may help improve your quality of life after transplant.
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Who can take part
- You have received a kidney transplant from a living or deceased donor.
- You currently have diarrhea (more than 3 loose stools a day, Bristol types 6 or 7).
- You are on a stable dose of immunosuppressive medications (calcineurin inhibitors, antimetabolites, or steroids).
- You are not pregnant or breastfeeding.
- You have not been taking probiotics recently.
- You do not have certain gastrointestinal diseases (like Crohn's, ulcerative colitis, irritable bowel syndrome) or a history of gastric bypass surgery.
- You have no active cancer diagnosis or signs of infectious diarrhea (like a positive stool test for Norovirus, C. difficile, etc.) or fever with high white blood cell count.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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