Study of the Effects of Probiotics Upon Infectious Episodes in Subject Aged More Than 60, During Winter.

Lallemand

Status: Completed

Conditions: Infectious Episodes (ENT, Gastro-intestinal and Pulmonary)

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: Starch of potato; Dietary Supplement: Lactobacillus helveticus R0052, Bifidobacterium bifidum R0071, Bifidobacterium infantis R0033

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT00796393

2008-A01187-48

10308

Details and patient eligibility

About

We put forward that probiotics have an effect on infectious episodes evolution in subjects aged 60 years or over. The main objective of this research is to observe the effect of consumption of the probiotic on the average number of days with infectious episodes.

Enrollment: 200 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 60 to 74 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Subjects who accept not to alter their food habits

Exclusion criteria

• Food allergy
• Regular consumption of probiotics
• Diabetes
• Respiratory deficiency
• Cardiac deficiency
• Cancer or chronicle disease not stabilized
• Splenectomy, sickle-cell anemia
• Immuno depression or immunodeficiency acquired or congenital
• Immuno depressor or corticoid treatments

Trial design

200 participants in 4 patient groups, including a placebo group

2

Experimental group

Description:

Subject with active product, not vaccinated against influenza.

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Lactobacillus helveticus R0052, Bifidobacterium bifidum R0071, Bifidobacterium infantis R0033

3

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Subject with placebo, vaccinated against influenza.

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Starch of potato

4

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Subject with placebo, not vaccinated against influenza.

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Starch of potato

1

Experimental group

Description:

Subject with active product, vaccinated against influenza

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Lactobacillus helveticus R0052, Bifidobacterium bifidum R0071, Bifidobacterium infantis R0033