Table 1.
Conditions and diseases studied in clinical trials with probiotics.
| Completed studies | N=826 |
Not yet recruiting | N=139 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Condition | N | % | Condition | N | % | P |
| 1 | Digestive System Diseases | 169 | 20,5 | Communicable Diseases | 26 | 18,7 | |
| 2 | Gastrointestinal Diseases | 169 | 20,5 | Infection | 26 | 18,7 | |
| 3 | Communicable Diseases | 164 | 19,9 | Digestive System Diseases | 21 | 15,1 | |
| 4 | Infection | 164 | 19,9 | Gastrointestinal Diseases | 21 | 15,1 | |
| 5 | Digestive | 110 | 13,3 | Immune System Diseases | 12 | 8,6 | |
| 6 | Intestinal Diseases | 102 | 12,4 | Mental Disorders | 12 | 8,6 | 0.0009 |
| 7 | Syndrome | 97 | 11,8 | Digestive | 12 | 8,6 | |
| 8 | Diarrhea | 74 | 9,0 | Diarrhea | 11 | 7,9 | |
| 9 | Respiratory Tract Diseases | 72 | 8,7 | Hypersensitivity | 11 | 7,9 | |
| 10 | Metabolic Diseases | 70 | 8,5 | Metabolic Diseases | 11 | 7,9 | |
| 11 | Gastroenteritis | 65 | 7,9 | Psychotic Disorders | 11 | 7,9 | 0.0024 |
| 12 | Colonic Diseases | 64 | 7,8 | Intestinal Diseases | 10 | 7,2 | |
| 13 | Immune System Diseases | 64 | 7,8 | Skin Diseases | 9 | 6,5 | 0.0236 |
| 14 | Respiratory Tract Infections | 60 | 7,3 | Syndrome | 9 | 6,5 | |
| 15 | Hypersensitivity | 58 | 7,0 | Body weight | 8 | 5,8 | |