Probiotics to Improve Women's Health

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01800760

Enrollment

Registered

2013-02-28

Start date

2012-04-30

Completion date

2019-05-20

Last updated

2023-12-20

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Conditions

Healthy

Keywords

healthy, obese, women

Brief summary

The purpose of the study is explore the effect of probiotics on plasma lipopolysaccharides (LPS) concentrations, as well as insulin and glucose levels, in obese women prior to and after dietary challenges (high carbohydrate meal, high fat meal).

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTProbiotics

Probiotics once a day for three weeks.

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* BMI=30-40 kg/m2 * Healthy, age 18 or older * Not consuming yogurt or cultured milk regularly (\</= 1x/wk) or any probiotic supplement

Exclusion criteria

* Medical conditions or medications that may affect metabolism as determined by the PI.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Plasma LPS concentrations	five weeks

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Glucose concentrations	five weeks

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

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