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Efficacy of a Dietary Supplementation With Lactobacillus Reuteri for Digestive Health in an Elderly Population

NCT01837940 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 290

Last updated 2014-12-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of a daily supplement consisting of the probiotic bacteria, Lactobacillus reuteri, on the digestive health among persons 65 years and older.

Conditions

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo

Galactooligosaccharide (GOS) and rhamnose in a powder formulation

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938

Lactobacillus reuteri DSM17938, Galactooligosaccharide (GOS), rhamnose in a powder formulation

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • BioGaia AB

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • Örebro University, Sweden

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Robert Jan Brummer, MD, PhD · Örebro Universitet

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-04-30
Primary Completion
2013-09-30
Completion
2013-09-30

Countries

  • Sweden

Study Locations

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Diseases

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