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Probiotics to Improve Women's Health

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Healthy
Interventions
Dietary Supplement: Probiotics
Registration Number
NCT01800760
Lead Sponsor
Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute
Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is explore the effect of probiotics on plasma lipopolysaccharides (LPS) concentrations, as well as insulin and glucose levels, in obese women prior to and after dietary challenges (high carbohydrate meal, high fat meal).

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
20
Inclusion Criteria
  • BMI=30-40 kg/m2
  • Healthy, age 18 or older
  • Not consuming yogurt or cultured milk regularly (</= 1x/wk) or any probiotic supplement
Exclusion Criteria
  • Medical conditions or medications that may affect metabolism as determined by the PI.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
No groupsProbiotics-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Plasma LPS concentrationsfive weeks
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Glucose concentrationsfive weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center

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Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

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