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Effect of Yogurt With Polydextrose,L Acidophilus and B Lactis in Chronic Constipation

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Constipation
Registration Number
NCT01825434
Lead Sponsor
University of Campinas, Brazil
Brief Summary

Background and aims:Constipation is a frequent complaint and the combination of a prebiotic and probiotics would have a potentially synergic effect on the intestinal transit. The present study therefore aims to investigate the combination of polydextrose (Litesse®), L. acidophilus NCFM® and B. lactis HN019 in a yogurt on intestinal transit in subjects who suffer from constipation.

Methods: Patients with constipation were randomly divided into two groups, Placebo Group (PG) and Treatment Group (TG), and had to eat 180 ml of unflavored yogurt every morning for 14 days. Those in the CG received only yogurt, while the TG received yogurt containing polydextrose, L. acidophilus NCFM® (ATCC 700396) and B. lactis HN019 (AGAL NM97/09513). Expect that patients who took a combination of polydextrose has a decrease in the colonic transit time (CTT) when comparing initial and final transit time.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
30
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients with chonic constipation
  • agachan between 10 and 20
  • bowel transit time with ingestion of 24 radiopaque markers (Sitzmarks) and retention of 80% of them on day 5
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients with hypothyroidism
  • antidepressant users
  • normal colonic
  • transit time (24 hrs or less) as well as higher than 96 hours were

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Colonic transitColonic transit time and Agachan score will be evaluated before and in day15 aftler yogurt ingestion. All particIpants will be followed for 30 days after the end of study
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Campinas

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Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

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