Uncovering the role of microbiota and fecal microbiota transplantation in Crohn’s disease: Current advances and future hurdles

Table 2 Role of probiotics in inducing remission in Crohn’s disease

Ref.	Type of study	Number (n)	Findings
Gupta et al[19]	Open label	4 CD patients. No control group	Improvement in clinical activity
Schultz et al[20]	DB RCT	Treatment group (n = 5). Control group (n = 6)	No benefits of probiotics
Fujimori et al[21]	Open label	10 CD patients. No control group	Decrease in CDAI
Steed et al[22]	DB RCT	Treatment group (n = 13). Control group (n = 11)	Decrease in CDAI

CD: Crohn’s disease; DB: Double blind; RCT: Randomized controlled trial; CDAI: Crohn’s disease activity index.