Effect of lactic acid bacteria on symptoms of common cold: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Healthy adult
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000019266
- Lead Sponsor
- Kyushu Women's University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 240
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
1) Subjects with serious hepatic dysfunction, renal dysfunction, cardiovascular disorder, gastrointestinal disorder, respiratory dysfunction, blood disease, endocrine disease, autoimmune disease, and these severe medical history. 2) Subjects who have severe allergic reaction to drugs, medicines and foods. 3) Subjects who constantly take functional foods and/or supplements containing high number of lactic acid bacteria and/or bifidobacteria. 4) Subjects who constantly take medicines affecting the test results. 5) Subjects who are judged as unsuitable for the study by the principal investigator for other reasons.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Incidence, number of subjects, duration, and symptom-scores of common cold
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Salivary immunological test, defecation survey, QOL survey