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Study of the Effects of Probiotics Upon Infectious Episodes in Subject Aged More Than 60, During Winter.

NCT00796393 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2011-06-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

We put forward that probiotics have an effect on infectious episodes evolution in subjects aged 60 years or over. The main objective of this research is to observe the effect of consumption of the probiotic on the average number of days with infectious episodes.

Conditions

  • Infectious Episodes (ENT, Gastro-intestinal and Pulmonary)

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Lactobacillus helveticus R0052, Bifidobacterium bifidum R0071, Bifidobacterium infantis R0033

1 pill per day for 12 weeks

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Starch of potato

1 pill per day for 12 weeks

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • BioFortis

    collaborator OTHER

  • Institut Rosell Lallemand

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • Jean Marc Cazaubiel, Dr · BioFortis

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Max Age
74 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-11-30
Primary Completion
2010-04-30
Completion
2010-04-30

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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