Effect of the Consumption of a Fermented Dairy Drink on the Immune Function

Danone

Status

Completed

Conditions

Healthy Free-living Elderly

Treatments

Other: 2-Milk-based non-fermented dairy product (control)

Other: 1-Fermented Dairy Product (test)

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Industry

Identifiers

NCT01521182

NU356

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the regular consumption of the active product enhances the immune function, in comparison to the control product.

Enrollment

550 patients

Sex

All

Ages

65 to 80 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Healthy free-living both gender elderly aged from 65 to 80 years old on the day of inclusion
Able to comply with all the trial procedures
Having given written consent to take part in the study prior to participation.
Body mass index (BMI): 18,5 < BMI < 30 kg/m².

Exclusion criteria

Contra-indication to any of the products and procedures used for the study purpose
Participation in another clinical trial
People currently institutionalised
Immunocompromised conditions or other conditions that may impact the immune response or the product effect
Subjects suffering from a not stabilized chronic disease
Subjects suffering from a sever acute or chronic disease
Subjects suffering from a condition which is at a stage where it might prevent him/her from being able or willing to comply with the study procedures or completion
Subject known to be deprived of freedom by an administrative or court order, or in an emergency setting, or hospitalized involuntarily.
Subject identified as employees of the Investigator or study centre, with direct involvement in the proposed study or other studies under the direction of that Investigator or study centre, as well as family members (i.e., immediate, husband, wife and their children, adopted or natural) of the centre's employees or the Investigator.