1. The Efficacy of an Over-the-Counter Multivitamin and Mineral Supplement to Prevent Infections in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Remission With Immunomodulators and/or Biological Agents: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial.
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Laheij RLH, van Knippenberg YMW, Heil ALJ, Mannaerts BJW, Bruin KF, Lutgens MWMD, Sikkema M, de Wit U, and Laheij RJF
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- Humans, Double-Blind Method, Female, Male, Adult, Middle Aged, Minerals administration & dosage, Immunomodulating Agents therapeutic use, Follow-Up Studies, Infections etiology, Crohn Disease drug therapy, Crohn Disease complications, Colitis, Ulcerative drug therapy, Colitis, Ulcerative complications, Immunologic Factors therapeutic use, Immunologic Factors administration & dosage, Vitamins administration & dosage, Vitamins therapeutic use, Dietary Supplements, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases drug therapy, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases complications
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Background: Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) treated with immunomodulators or biologic therapy are at increased risk of infections. Malnutrition and vitamin or mineral deficiencies are common among patients with IBD. The results of various studies have indicate that vitamin deficiencies might increase the risk of infections. To evaluate the efficacy of a multivitamin and mineral supplement on the incidence of infections in patients with IBD treated with immunomodulators, biologic therapy, or combination therapy., Methods: This was a single-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial to compare a multivitamin and mineral supplement (supplemented group) vs identical-in-appearance placebo (placebo group) in a total of 320 non-vitamin-deficient patients with IBD (Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis) in remission with immunomodulators, biologic therapy, or combination therapy. Participants were asked to take a daily multivitamin and mineral supplement or placebo and report the occurrence of infections during a 24-week period of follow-up., Results: Treatment arms consisted of 162 and 158 patients for the supplement and placebo, respectively. In both treatment groups, 107 patients reported an infection during the 24-week follow-up period (unadjusted odds ratio, 0.93; 95% confidence interval, 0.56-1.48). In the supplemented group, 32 patients received antibiotics for an infection compared with 21 patients in the placebo group (unadjusted odds ratio, 1.61; 95% confidence interval, 0.88-2.93)., Conclusions: An over-the-counter multivitamin and mineral supplement did not reduce the risk of infection for patients with IBD in remission with immunomodulators, biologic therapy, or combination therapy., (© The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation. All rights reserved. For commercial re-use, please contact reprints@oup.com for reprints and translation rights for reprints. All other permissions can be obtained through our RightsLink service via the Permissions link on the article page on our site—for further information please contact journals.permissions@oup.com.)
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- 2024
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