Probiotic Intervention for Acute Stress

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Stress
• Interventions: Dietary Supplement: Placebo supplement; Dietary Supplement: Probiotic supplement

• Registration Number: NCT03284905
• Lead Sponsor: Probi AB

Brief Summary

Efficacy of probiotics on acute stress

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2017-09-13
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-09-13
• Study First Posted: 2017-09-15
• Study Start: 2017-10-02
• Primary Completion: 2018-04-04
• Study Completion: 2018-04-04
• Status Verified: 2019-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-03-19
• Last Update Posted: 2019-03-20

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 70

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Placebo	Placebo supplement	-
Probiotics	Probiotic supplement	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Reduction of the cortisol level during acute stress	2.5 hours

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Food Technology, Engineering and Nutrition, Lund University; 🇸🇪 Lund, Sweden