A Clinical Study to Determine if Beta Glucan Reduces the Incidence, Duration or Severity of URTIs Among Skiers

Status unconfirmed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Upper Respiratory Tract Infections, Mental Stress

In brief

This study is designed to determine if a dieatary supplement containing beta-glucan can reduce the incidence, severity and duration of upper respiratory tract infections among a group of highly trained athletes

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05917015

Run by

USANA Health Sciences

People needed

45

Starts

2023-03-06

Expected to finish

2023-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2023-06-23

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 30. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Provide informed consent by signing the electronic Information and Consent Form.
• Male or females between the ages of 18 and 30 (inclusive) without regard to race or ethnic background
• Are in generally good health and have no medical conditions that would prevent or interfere with their participation in the study
• Are fully able and willing to comply with the requirements of the study
• Are fully able and willing to keep scheduled appointments

You may not qualify if…

• Females that are pregnant, attempting to become pregnant or are currently lactating/nursing a child.
• Individuals currently taking prescription medications that are known to be immunosuppressants (e.g. dexamethasone, tacrolimus, methotrexate)
• Individuals with gastrointestinal conditions (e.g., inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's disease, etc.) that may affect consumption of the treatment supplements.
• Individuals with clinically important renal, hepatic, cardiac pulmonary, pancreatic, neurologic or biliary disorders; insulin-dependent and orally controlled diabetics will also be excluded from the study.
• Individuals with a recent history of cancer other than non-melanoma skin cancer.
• Individual's that have trouble swallowing pills.
• Individuals that have participated as a subject in any other clinical study within 30 days of screening.
• Individuals with a history of alcohol abuse or other substance abuse within the previous 2 years.
• Individuals that currently use tobacco products including chewing tobacco and cigarettes.

Where it is running

• US Ski and Snowboard Center of Excellence — Park City, Utah, United States (enrolling)

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