The aim of the present study is to assess the effect of lactolose prebiotic on nitrogen waste products in patients with chronic renal failure (CRF).
This study would be a randomized placebo-controlled single-center clinical trial. The inclusion criteria would be the patients with stages 3 and 4 of CRF, the patients who are older than 18 years of age and the patients who have consent to continue the study. The exclusion criteria would be the history of any probiotic, sinbiotic and antibiotic use during one month prior to the study, patients with intolerance to lactolose or patients how create complications.
We will randomly select 40 patients after consideration of all inclusion and exclusion criteria. The entire patients will receive 30cc lactolose suspension three times a day for two months. A blood sample will be taken from the study patients before the initiation of lactolose therapy, after two-month therapy and one month later than two-month therapy. Biochemical parameters will include levels of sodium, potassium, hemoglobin, hematocrit, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine, C-reactive protein (CRP), P-Cresol, Indoxyl Sulfate, β-2 microglobulin and parathyroid hormone (PTH). White blood cell (WBC) count will also be considered.