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The Effect of Yogurt Containing BB12 on Children's Health and Child Care Absenteeism

NCT00653705 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 181

Last updated 2013-05-31

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of our study is to assess the effect of daily consumption of yogurt containing probiotic bacteria BB12 on the health and growth of healthy children 12-48 months of age in out of home child care.

Conditions

  • Children's Health and Growth
  • Childcare Absenteeism

Interventions

OTHER

Yogurt drink with probiotic bacteria BB12

Probiotic yogurt dairy drink with Bifidobacterium Lactis and prebiotics. One bottle a day for 16 weeks.

OTHER

Placebo

Vanilla flavored dairy drink. One bottle a day for 16 weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • General Mills

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Tamar Ringel-Kulka, MD, MPH · University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
12 Months
Max Age
48 Months
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-01-31
Primary Completion
2008-04-30
Completion
2009-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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