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Galactooligosaccharide, Immune Strength, and Digestive Health

NCT01137760 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 427

Last updated 2012-08-02

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

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.

Conditions

  • Healthy

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Sucrose

5 g of sucrose daily for 8 weeks

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Galactooligosaccharide

2.5 g galactooligosaccharide plus 2.5 g sucrose daily for 8 weeks

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Galactooligosaccharide

5.0 g galactooligosaccharide daily for 8 weeks

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • GTC Nutrition

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • University of Florida

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Bobbi Langkamp-Henken, PhD, RD · University of Florida

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-10-31
Primary Completion
2010-01-31
Completion
2010-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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