Multi-strain probiotics (Hexbio) containing MCP BCMC strains improved constipation and gut motility in Parkinson’s disease: A randomised controlled trial

• Azliza Ibrahim ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Azliza Ibrahim, Norlinah Mohamed Ibrahim

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Faculty of Medicine, Neurology Unit, Department of Medicine, Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz, UKM Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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• Raja Affendi Raja Ali,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Faculty of Medicine, Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Medicine, Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz, UKM Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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• Mohd Rizal Abdul Manaf,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Faculty of Medicine, Department of Community Health, Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz UKM Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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• Norfazilah Ahmad,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Faculty of Medicine, Department of Community Health, Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz UKM Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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• Farah Waheeda Tajurruddin,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Pharmacy, Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz, UKM Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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• Wong Zhi Qin,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Faculty of Medicine, Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Medicine, Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz, UKM Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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• Siti Hajar Md Desa,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Nursing, Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz, UKM Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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• Norlinah Mohamed Ibrahim

  Contributed equally to this work with: Azliza Ibrahim, Norlinah Mohamed Ibrahim

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: norlinah@ppukm.ukm.edu.my, norlinah@gmail.com

  Affiliation Faculty of Medicine, Neurology Unit, Department of Medicine, Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz, UKM Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6684-7488

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