Healthy adult
Conditions
Interventions
Daily ingestion of powdered lactic acid bacteria for 16 weeks.
Daily ingestion of placebo powder for 16 weeks.
Sponsors
Hokkaido Information University
Department of Nutritional Sciences for Well-being, Faculty of Health Sciences for Welfare, Kansai University of Welfare Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Subjects who are between the ages of 18 and 64 years old.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Subjects with serious cancer, respiratory, hepatic, renal, cardiac, lung, gastrointestinal, blood, endocrine or metabolic diseases, and/or with serious medical history of those disease. 2. Subjects who have any autoimmune disease. 3. Subjects at risk of allergic reactions to drugs or foods. 4. Pregnant or breastfeeding women or women who expect to become pregnant during this study. 5. Subjects whose BMI is >=30 kg/m2. 6. Heavy smokers, alcoholics or subjects with a disordered lifestyle. 7. Subjects who regularly take medications that affect immune function for more than 1 day per week. 8. Subjects who are at risk of having allergic reactions during this study. 9. Subjects who regularly consume foods that affect immune function. 10. Subjects who have donated either 400 ml whole blood within 16 weeks (women), 12 weeks (men), 200 ml whole blood within 4 weeks (men and women), or blood components within 2 weeks (men and women), prior to this study. 11. Subjects who were vaccinated within 4 weeks prior to this study. 12. Subjects who are ineligible based on the judgement of the principal investigator.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Subjective symptoms of physical conditions | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Immunological functions | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactNaoyuki HONMA
Hokkaido Information University Health Information Science Center
Outcome results
None listed