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The Effect of the Fermented Tea Beverage Kombucha on the Oral and Gut Microflora

NCT03873350 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 42

Last updated 2019-03-13

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of the project is to investigate if consumption of the fermented tea beverage kombucha has an effect on the gut and/or oral microbiota, and further if it depends on the content of living bacteria or is inherent even to sterilized kombucha. This will be studied by a clinical trial in which healthy individuals will be given living kombucha, sterilized kombucha or water. The participants will consume one bottle (33 cl) of their designated drink per day for 21 days. Fecal and saliva samples will be collected before, directly and ten days after the intervention. These will then be examined to see if there is a change in the micro flora due to the kombucha.

Conditions

  • Microbial Colonization

Interventions

OTHER

Consumption of kombucha

The intervention performed in the study implies letting healthy individuals consume one bottle (33 cl) of living kombucha daily for three weeks.

OTHER

Consumption of heat-sterilized kombucha

The intervention performed in the study implies letting healthy individuals consume one bottle (33 cl) of heat-sterilized kombucha daily for three weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Lund University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-04-01
Primary Completion
2018-05-02
Completion
2018-05-04

Countries

  • Sweden

Study Locations

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