Galactooligosaccharide, Immune Strength, and Digestive Health
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Healthy
In brief
The purpose of this research study is to determine whether a functional fiber, galactooligosaccharide, can help maintain immune strength and digestive health in undergraduate students who are undergoing an academic stress (i.e., final exams). Subjects will be asked to consume the fiber or placebo each day for eight weeks. Immune and gastrointestinal health will be evaluated via daily questionnaires obtained from 420 students and from the collection of fecal samples in a subgroup of students.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01137760
- Run by
- University of Florida
- People needed
- 427
- Starts
- 2009-10-01
- Expected to finish
- 2010-01-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2012-08-02
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- 18 years of age or older
- willing to complete a daily assessment form via computer
- willing to discontinue any immune-enhancing dietary supplements ( e.g., prebiotics and fiber supplements, probiotics, echinacea, fish oil, vitamin E >100% of the RDA or >15 mg/day)
- willing to take the fiber for 8 weeks
- had a cold in last 12 months
- have at least 1 final during the Fall 2009 exam week, between Saturday, December 12 and Friday, December18, 2009
- daily access to a computer with Internet access for the entire 8-wk study
You may not qualify if…
- current smoker
- chronic allergies involving the upper respiratory tract (Chronic = taking allergy medicine daily)
- an allergy to milk
- known illnesses or conditions that may impact perceived health such as HIV/AIDS, diabetes, renal or gastrointestinal diseases
- received chemotherapy or other immune suppressing therapy within the last year
- antibiotic therapy in the past two months
- a cold or cold symptoms (on day of randomization)
Where it is running
- University of Florida — Gainesville, Florida, United States
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