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Clinical Trials/NCT00635388
NCT00635388CompletedNot Applicable

A Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Study of the Effects of Probiotics in Children Grades 1-3

Procter and Gamble1 site in 1 country360 target enrollmentStarted: February 1, 2008Last updated:
Conditions
Interventions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Sponsor
Enrollment
360
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Number of healthy days.

Study Overview

Brief Summary

The primary objective of this study is to determine the appropriate study design for a full-scale claims support study to evaluate the impact of 2 probiotics on healthy days in elementary school children relative to a placebo control.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
5 Years to 9 Years (Child)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Inclusion Criteria

  • •Be in good general health as reported by their parent(s)/legal guardian;
  • •Be willing to refrain from ingesting any product that contains fermented live bacteria (other than their test product) during the study as confirmed by their parent(s)/legal guardian(s);
  • •Be willing to continue their current dietary habits for the duration of the study as confirmed by their parent(s)/legal guardian(s)

Exclusion Criteria

  • •Have a known hypersensitivity or allergy to any product ingredient to be ingested during the study, as reported by their parent(s)/legal guardian(s)

Arms & Interventions

1

Sham Comparator

Intervention: Placebo (Other)

2

Experimental

Intervention: Lactobacillus (Probiotic 1) (Other)

3

Experimental

Intervention: Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium (Probiotic 2) (Other)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Number of healthy days.

Time Frame: 12 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

No secondary outcomes reported

Investigators

Sponsor
Procter and Gamble
Sponsor Class
Industry

Study Sites (1)

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