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Encapsulated Probiotics & Gut Microbiota

NCT07439978 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2026-05-08

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Summary

The aim of this study is to determine whether encapsulation of probiotic bacteria using natural plant protein can enhance bacterial colonisation. Lactobacillus rhamnosus is an ideal strain for the intervention, as it has been shown to affect overall gut health, gut-brain axis, and brain function.

Twenty-five participants aged 25 to 65 years will be recruited and assessed on four occasions to compare the blood and faecal effects of a 28-day ingestion of a yoghurt beverage with and without the probiotic strain of interest. The study window will be 70+/13 days.

The current study will provide important information on the physiological function of probiotics in the small bowel. Understanding the underlying physiological effects of targeted probiotic delivery to the intestine and the impact on the microbiome is important for health outcomes.

Conditions

  • Colonization, Asymptomatic
  • Colonisation

Interventions

BIOLOGICAL

probiotic containing L.rhamnosus R0011 strain

Twenty-five participants will be studied on four occasions in random order and in a crossover design. Subjects will receive a daily dose of 200 ml on two different occasions for 28 days, a commercial dairy drink fortified with 1Billion probiotics in the pea protein capsules. Feacal samples will be collected on four occasions: at baseline, 28 days after baseline, 42 days and 70 days after baseline.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

200 ml yogurt drink

Twenty-five participants will be studied on four occasions in random order and in a crossover design. Subjects will receive a daily dose 200 ml on two different occasions for 28 days, a commercial dairy drink (no probiotics). Feacal samples will be collected on four occasions: at baseline, 28 days after baseline, 42 days and 70 days after baseline.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University College Dublin

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Carel Le Roux, PhD · St Vincent's University Hospital, Ireland

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
25 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-04-30
Primary Completion
2026-06-30
Completion
2026-08-31

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