The Effect of Probiotic and Zinc Supplementation on the Common Cold

Lund University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Common Cold

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: Placebo; Dietary Supplement: Probiotic

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04672850

Prozicold

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose with this study is to investigate the preventative effect of a supplement containing a combination of probiotic bacteria and fungi as well as zinc on the common cold. The hypothesis is that it will shorten the duration, alleviate the severity of symptoms or even decrease the number of infectons during the intervention period. This study is a randomzed placebo controlled human study were healthy adults will consume the supplement for three months.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Healthy adults

Exclusion criteria

• Diagnosed gastrointestinal disorders
• Autoimmune diseases or immuno compromized
• Antibiotic treatment in the last month

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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100 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Placebo

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Rice flour

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Placebo

Probiotic

Active Comparator group

Description:

Probiotic bacteria, yeast, zinc and rice brand

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Probiotic