Reviewer's report
Title:A prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled parallel-group
dual site trial to evaluate the effects of a Bacillus coagulans-based product on
functional intestinal gas symptoms
Version: 3Date:18 August 2009
Reviewer: Sutep Gonlachanvit
Reviewer's report:
The authors appropriately revised the manuscript.
Only one minor comment:
1. The data on the duration of patients's symptoms before they were recruited
into the study is missing. Since criteria for most function GI disorders include long
duration of symptoms >3 months. Provide this information will help to convince
the readers regarding the functional in nuture of patients' condition.
Level of interest: An article whose findings are important to those with closely
related research interests
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a
statistician.
Reviewer's report
Title:A prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled parallel-group
dual site trial to evaluate the effects of a Bacillus coagulans-based product on
functional intestinal gas symptoms
Version: 3Date:18 August 2009
Reviewer: Sutep Gonlachanvit
Reviewer's report:
The authors appropriately revised the manuscript.
Only one minor comment:
1. The data on the duration of patients's symptoms before they were recruited
into the study is missing. Since criteria for most function GI disorders include long
duration of symptoms >3 months. Provide this information will help to convince
the readers regarding the functional in nuture of patients' condition.
Level of interest: An article whose findings are important to those with closely
related research interests
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a
statistician.
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Reviewer's report
Title:A prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled parallel-group
dual site trial to evaluate the effects of a Bacillus coagulans-based product on
functional intestinal gas symptoms
Version: 3Date:18 August 2009
Reviewer: Sutep Gonlachanvit
Reviewer's report:
The authors appropriately revised the manuscript.
Only one minor comment:
1. The data on the duration of patients's symptoms before they were recruited
into the study is missing. Since criteria for most function GI disorders include long
duration of symptoms >3 months. Provide this information will help to convince
the readers regarding the functional in nuture of patients' condition.
Level of interest: An article whose findings are important to those with closely
related research interests
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a
statistician.
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