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Probiotics and Infections in Conscripts in Military Service

This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
Sponsor:
Collaborators:
Helsinki University
Finnish Defense Forces
National Institute for Health and Welfare, Finland
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Anne pitkäranta, Helsinki University Central Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01651195
First received: July 24, 2012
Last updated: November 14, 2012
Last verified: November 2012
History of Changes
  Purpose

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of regular consumption of probiotic tablets in preventing illnesses in Finnish healthy adults attending military service.


Condition Intervention Phase
Respiratory Tract Infections
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Asthma Exacerbations
 Dietary Supplement: Probiotic
Other: Placebo
 Phase 3

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Primary Purpose: Prevention

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U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Helsinki University Central Hospital:

Estimated Enrollment: 900
Study Start Date: July 2012
Estimated Study Completion Date: January 2013
Estimated Primary Completion Date: January 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: Probiotic tablet Dietary Supplement: Probiotic
Placebo Comparator: Placebo tablet Other: Placebo

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 40 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Healthy adults attending military service in July 2012 and healthy adults attending reserve office school in October 2012

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Regular use of oral corticosteroids
  • Regular consumption (over 3 times a week) of probiotic bacteria containing products 3 weeks before intervention
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01651195

Locations
Finland
The Finnish Defence Forces
Hamina, Finland
The Finnish Defence Forces
Upinniemi, Finland
Sponsors and Collaborators
Helsinki University Central Hospital
Helsinki University
Finnish Defense Forces
National Institute for Health and Welfare, Finland
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Anne pitkäranta, Professor/Chief Physician at Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa, Helsinki University Central Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01651195     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 189/13/03/00/11
Study First Received: July 24, 2012
Last Updated: November 14, 2012
Health Authority: Finland: Ethics Committee

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Digestive System Diseases
Respiratory Tract Infections
Infection
Respiratory Tract Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 22, 2013