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Effect of Probiotic Bacteria on Oral Candida in Frail Elderly

NCT02391532 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 215

Last updated 2015-08-11

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of daily intake of the probiotic Lactobacillus Reuteri on the prevalence and counts of oral Candida in frail elderly living in nursery homes.

Conditions

  • Candidiasis

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

L. reuteri DSM 17938/ATCC PTA

Ingestion of active lozenge twice daily for 12 weeks

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo

Ingestion of placebo lozenge twice daily for 12 weeks

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Copenhagen

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Svante Twetman, Professor · University of Copenhagen

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-09-30
Primary Completion
2014-03-31
Completion
2015-06-30

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