Study of the Effects of Probiotics Upon Infectious Episodes in Subject Aged More Than 60, During Winter.

Effects of Daily Consumption of a Probiotic on the Evolution of Infectious Episodes (ENT, Gastro-intestinal and Pulmonary), in Subject Aged 60 Years or Over, During Winter.

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00796393

Enrollment

200

Registered

2008-11-24

Start date

2008-11-30

Completion date

2010-04-30

Last updated

2011-06-23

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Conditions

Infectious Episodes (ENT, Gastro-intestinal and Pulmonary)

Brief summary

We put forward that probiotics have an effect on infectious episodes evolution in subjects aged 60 years or over. The main objective of this research is to observe the effect of consumption of the probiotic on the average number of days with infectious episodes.

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTLactobacillus helveticus R0052, Bifidobacterium bifidum R0071, Bifidobacterium infantis R0033

1 pill per day for 12 weeks

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTStarch of potato

1 pill per day for 12 weeks

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Masking

DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

60 Years to 74 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Subjects who accept not to alter their food habits

Exclusion criteria

* Food allergy * Regular consumption of probiotics * Diabetes * Respiratory deficiency * Cardiac deficiency * Cancer or chronicle disease not stabilized * Splenectomy, sickle-cell anemia * Immuno depression or immunodeficiency acquired or congenital * Immuno depressor or corticoid treatments

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Number of infectious episodes	During the study

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026