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NCT Number: NCT03284905

Probiotic Intervention for Acute Stress

Efficacy of probiotics on acute stress

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Key information

Conditions

Stress

Age range

19 year–35 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Department of Food Technology, Engineering and Nutrition, Lund University

Lund, 223 00, Sweden

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • 19-35 years
  • SMBQ-score ≥3.75
  • Understand Swedish in spoken and written terms
  • Willing and able to give written informed consent for participating in the study
  • Intake of probiotics within two weeks prior to the start of the study

Exclusion criteria

  • BMI> 30
  • Pregnant
  • Antibiotic treatment in the last three months
  • Known disease (diabetes, pulmonary or cardiovascular disease, celiac disease, thyroid problems, gastrointestinal disease) or mental illness
  • Use of psychotropic drugs, beta blockers, asthma or rheumatoid arthritis drugs, steroid drugs or local steroid treatment

Treatment and study plan

Probiotic supplement

Dietary Supplement

Capsule containing freeze dried probiotic bacteria together with maize starch

Placebo supplement

Dietary Supplement

Capsule containing maize starch

Primary outcomes

  1. Reduction of the cortisol level during acute stress

    Time frame: 2.5 hours

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Probi AB

Industry

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2018
Study completion
2018
First posted
Sep 15, 2017
Registry last updated
Mar 20, 2019

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