Probiotics, illness and immunity in athletes

Lactobacillus fermentum supplementation, upper respiratory tract illness and athletes: A randomised controlled placebo trial.

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12611000006943

Enrollment

100

Registered

2011-01-04

Start date

2008-06-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

1 capsule containing 1 billion per day of Lactobacillus fermentum PCC daily for 77 days

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Prevention

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 60 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion to the study will be determined according to physical activity levels with subjects required to be undertaking 3 exercise sessions weekly and a questionnaire to determine subject’s health in the previous month

Exclusion criteria

Use of immunomodulatory medications, asthma, GI illness

Outcome results