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Effects of Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis MUS+ on muscle performance, gut microbiota and its metabolites of college students

Effects of Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis MUS+ on muscle performance, gut microbiota and its metabolites of college students

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2500107874
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-08-20
Start date
2025-10-30
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-11-11

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Conditions

skeletal muscle performance

Interventions

Exercise group with probiotics:Probiotics taken twice daily for 12 weeks, the oral probiotics is Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis MUS+
Exercise group with placebo:Placebo twice daily for 12 weeks, the placebo is maltodextrin, dose equivalent to probiotics
Sedentary group:Probiotics taken twice daily for 12 weeks, the oral probiotics is Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis MUS+

Sponsors

Shandong Institute of Physical Education
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 27 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ): Exercise group (medium level): meet any of the following conditions: high intensity activity >=3 days/week and >=20 minutes/day; moderate intensity/walking activity >=5 days/week and >=30 minutes/day; total activity days =5 days/week and total physical activity >=600MET-min/week. Sedentary group (low level): no activity or activity does not meet the medium/high level criteria. 2. Sedentary group: total score of sedentary behavior questionnaire (SBQ) >=20. 3. Voluntary participation and signing of informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Use of various antifungal drugs, antibiotics, immunosuppressive drugs, antipsychotics (including ADHD drugs) and other probiotics, prebiotics, high-dose nutrients and other alternative therapies in the past month; 2. Severe diarrhea, constipation and other gastrointestinal diseases have occurred recently. 3. Other unstable or severe heart, lung, liver, kidney, hematopoietic system diseases (including unstable angina pectoris, uncontrollable asthma, severe allergies, active gastric bleeding, acute leukemia, etc.).

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
skeletal muscle content;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
anaerobic power of lower limb muscles;skeletal muscle endurance;skeletal muscle strength and Ultrasonic mechanical imaging of skeletal muscle;Determination of IL-6, IL-10 contents in the plasma;Determination of Myostatin, FGF21 contents in the plasma;Metagenomic analysis of the saliva samples;Metagenomic analysis of the fecal samples;Determination of short-chain fatty acids contents of the fecal samples;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactJibin Sha

Shandong Institute of Physical Education

shajibin@sdpei.edu.cn+86 182 6418 6520

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026