Hidenori Ohkubo, Takaomi Kessoku, Kosuke Tanaka, Kota Takahashi, Tomohiro Takatsu, Tsutomu Yoshihara, Noboru Misawa, Keiichi Ashikari, Akiko Fuyuki, Shingo Kato, Takuma Higurashi, Kunihiro Hosono, Masato Yoneda, Toshihiro Misumi, Satoru Shinoda, Vincenzo Stanghellini, Atsushi Nakajima
Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (CIPO) is a rare intractable disease with limited treatment options. Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) often co-occurs with several diseases, including CIPO. While rifaximin (RFX) is effective in treating SIBO, its efficacy for CIPO remains unclear. Here, we aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of RFX in adult patients with CIPO. Twelve patients were randomly assigned to receive RFX (400 mg three times daily, n=8) or a placebo (PBO, n=4) for 4 weeks...
2024: Bioscience of Microbiota, Food and Health