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The Effect of a Prebiotic, Probiotic and Synbiotic on the Gut Microbiota and Immune Response of Older Volunteers (GOS)

NCT01586247 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2012-04-27

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Healthy older volunteers will be recruited to a study where they will be given four different treatments over a 28 week period. These treatments include: a prebiotic, a probiotic, a synbiotic (prebiotic + probiotic) and a placebo. Faecal samples, blood and saliva will be collected and analysed for changes in faecal microbial populations and selected immune responses.

Conditions

  • Gut Microbiota
  • Immune Function

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Synbiotic

8g/day galacto-oligosaccharide + 10\^9 CFU/day B.lactis

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo

8g/day maltodextrin

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Prebiotic

8g/day galacto-oligosaccharide

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Probiotic

10\^9 CFU/day B.lactis

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Danisco

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • University of Reading

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Robert A Rastall · University of Reading

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-03-31
Primary Completion
2009-10-31
Completion
2009-10-31

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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