Healthy adult
Conditions
Interventions
Consumption of yogurt for 16 weeks
non-consumption of yogurt for 16 weeks
Sponsors
Ehime University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Female subjects aged twenty or more Licentiates working in medical institutes as health or welfare professional (2) Subjects who can understand the purpose and the contents of this study, and can agree to participation in this study by letter
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Pregnant women (2) Subjects who contracted influenza during the period of July 2016 to the date of giving written informed consent (3) Subjects who show allergic responses to dairy products (4) Lactose intolerant subjects (5) Subjects who are instructed to restrict calories by physician (6) Subjects with a history of diseases involving the immune system (e.g. rheumatism, cancer, thyroid disorder, systemic erythematodes, myasthenia gravis, graves disease, scleroderma ) (7) Subjects who have participated in other clinical tests within the past three months (8) Subjects who were judged inadequate by investigator for other reasons
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Cumulative incidence of influenza | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Symptoms of the common cold (incidence, frequency and severity) Immunological tests using bloods Health related quality of life | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactTetsu Kinoshita
Institute of Community Life Sciences Co., Ltd. Social Epidemiology Institute
Outcome results
None listed