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ACTRN12618001457235已完成2 期

Examining the Effects of One-Month Probiotic Treatment on Mental Fatigue

Swinburne University of Technology0 个研究点目标入组 128 人开始时间: 2018年8月29日最近更新:

试验速览

阶段
2 期
状态
已完成
入组人数
128

研究概览

简要总结

暂无简介。

研究设计

研究类型
Interventional
分配方式
Randomised controlled trial
主要目的
Treatment
盲法
Blinded (masking used)

入排标准

年龄范围
18 Years 至 50 Years(—)
性别
All

入选标准

  • 1. Male or female, aged 18-50 years, inclusive.
  • 2. Willing and able to provide written informed consent.
  • 3. Ability of the participant (in the Principal Investigator's opinion) to comprehend the
  • full nature and purpose of the study including possible risks and side effects.
  • 4. Agreement to comply with the protocol and study restrictions.
  • 5. Available for all study visits.
  • 6. Females of child-bearing potential required to provide a negative urine pregnancy test
  • and be using effective contraception (e.g. surgically sterilized (tubal ligation or
  • hysterectomy or partner is post-vasectomy, with sterility confirmed) or use an IUD
  • (intrauterine device), a diaphragm or condom combined with contraceptive sponge, foam or jelly, or be using an oral contraceptive (the pill) for at least 2 cycles before
  • the Screening-visit (Visit 0)).
  • 7. Fluent in written and spoken English.
  • 8. In good general health as judged by the Investigator/Clinical advisor based on medical
  • 9. Must have normal, or corrected to normal vision.
  • 10. Body mass index between 18.5 and 29.9kg/m2 (inclusive).
  • 11. Participant is willing to maintain habitual diet (including caffeine and alcohol) and
  • physical activity patterns throughout the study period.
  • 12. Participant is willing and able to comfortably abstain from caffeine for 10 hours
  • prior to and throughout the test visits, (2-3 hours).
  • 13. Participant is willing to abstain from alcohol for 12 hours and vigorous physical
  • activity for 12 hours prior to all study visits.

排除标准

  • 1. History of dementia, stroke and other neurological conditions.
  • 2. Traumatic loss of consciousness in the last 12 months.
  • 3. History of epilepsy or Parkinson's disease.
  • 4. Formal diagnosis of anxiety, depression or any psychiatric disorder that the Principal
  • Investigator believes would interfere with the objectives of the study and requiring
  • treatment (prescription of antidepressant, antipsychotic or other long term medication
  • and/or referral for long term psychotherapy) in the last 2 years. Brief interventions
  • for normal life events such as exam anxiety or bereavement are not an exclusion.
  • 5. Have a significant acute or chronic coexisting illness (cardiovascular,
  • gastrointestinal (irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)),
  • immunological, metabolic (including diabetes or cardiovascular disease), endocrine or
  • bleeding disorders, neurodevelopmental or any condition which contraindicates, in the
  • Principal Investigator's judgement, entry to the study.
  • 6. Uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure > 160mm Hg or diastolic blood
  • pressure >100 mm Hg).
  • 7. Currently taking (from day of screening onwards) or have previously taken (last 4
  • weeks prior to screening) psychoactive medication (anxiolytics, sedatives, hypnotics,
  • anti-psychotics, anti-depressants, anti-convulsants, centrally acting corticosteroids,
  • opioid pain relievers).
  • 8. Currently taking (from day of screening onwards) medication that the Principal
  • Investigator believes would interfere with the objectives of the study, pose a safety
  • risk or confound the interpretation of the study results such as:
  • - high dose anticoagulant medication such as warfarin, heparin, clopidogrel,
  • dabigatran, ticagrelor
  • - non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS; excluded only for daily use)
  • - over-the-counter sleep medication (not categorized as sedatives, hypnotics or
  • anti-depressants)
  • - anti-cholinergic drugs or acetylcholinesterase inhibitors: bethanechol
  • (Urecholine), donepezil (Aricept), rivastigmine (Exelon), galantamine (Reminyl),
  • neostigmine (Prostigmin)
  • - anti-histamines that cause drowsiness (eg. Ranitidine)
  • - pseudoephedrine and phenylephrine
  • 9. Currently taking (from day of screening onwards) dietary supplements that the
  • Principal Investigator believes would interfere with the objectives of the study, pose
  • a safety risk or confound the interpretation of the study results such as: melatonin,
  • vitamin E, multivitamins, B vitamin complex, ginkgo biloba, fish oil, St. John's Wort
  • or other cognitive enhancing dietary or herbal supplements over the study period.
  • 10. Recent (within last 4 weeks prior to screening) or ongoing antibiotic therapy during
  • the intervention period.
  • 11. Daily consumption of concentrated sources of probiotics and/or prebiotics within 2
  • weeks of screening and throughout the intervention period other than the provided
  • study products (e.g., probiotic/prebiotic tablets, capsules, drops or powders or
  • yoghurts/yoghurt drinks containing probiotics).
  • 12. Pregnant or lactating female, or pregnancy planned during intervention period.
  • 13. Have self-reported dyslexia.

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