The Effect of Probiotics (L. Helveticus, B. Longum, and B. Bifidum) on Immune Function and Digestive Health

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Healthy

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine if daily consumption of a probiotic in the period before, during and after academic exams will help maintain digestive and immune health and quality of life of undergraduate students.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01709825

Run by

University of Florida

People needed

583

Starts

2012-09-01

Expected to finish

2013-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-01-29

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• To participate in the study you must:
• be 18 years of age or older.
• be a healthy full-time undergraduate at the University of Florida.
• be willing to complete daily questionnaires form via computer.
• be willing to discontinue any immune-enhancing dietary supplements (e.g., prebiotics and fiber supplements, probiotics, echinacea, fish oil, vitamin E >400% of the RDA or >60 mg/day).
• be willing to take the probiotic capsule daily of 6 weeks.
• have had at least one cold in the last 12 months.
• have at least 1 final during the scheduled exam week.
• have daily access to the Internet.

You may not qualify if…

• To participate in the study you must NOT:
• be a current smoker.
• have chronic allergies involving the upper respiratory tract.
• have had immunosuppressive illness or treatment within the last year.
• have received antibiotic therapy in the past two months.

Where it is running

• University of Florida — Gainesville, Florida, United States

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