Efficacy of Probiotics for NSAID-induced Enteropathy in Arthritis Patients

Study Summary

This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of probiotics as a preventive agent for NSAID-induced enteropathy. Arthritis patients are randomly divided into probiotic and placebo groups, and the drug is administered for eight weeks. Before and after drug administration, the patient's symptoms/degree of small bowel injuries on capsule endoscopy/microbiome composition and diversity were investigated.