Effect of the Consumption of a Cheese Enriched With Probiotic Organisms in Improving Symptoms of Constipation
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Purpose
Constipation is a common gastrointestinal motility disorder, chronic condition that often negatively affects the daily lives of patients due to their symptoms, such as infrequent stools, hard stools, straining or painful defecation, cramping, bloating and flatulence. Stress, poor diet and sedentary lifestyle are part of modern lifestyle, which contributes to the onset of constipation. One way to reduce constipation through nutritional management of affected individuals is through consumption of probiotic products, which beneficially affect the development of microbial flora in the intestine, helping to improve the symptoms of constipation. Among these foods, the market is a fresh cheese, plus Bifidobacterium lactis, which according to its maker, when consumed as part of a healthy diet, presents beneficial effects in improving symptoms of constipation.
Hypothesis: The fresh cheese enriched with Bifidobacterium lactis relieves symptoms constipation.
| Condition | Intervention |
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Constipation |
Dietary Supplement: Probiotic fresh cheese Dietary Supplement: Regular Cheese |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment Masking: Open Label |
| Official Title: | Effect of the Consumption of a Cheese Enriched With Probiotic Organisms (Bifidobacterium Lactis Bi-07) in Improving Symptoms of Constipation: a Randomized Controlled Trial |
- Increase in frequency of bowel movements after eating probiotic cheese enriched [ Time Frame: 1 month ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
| Enrollment: | 30 |
| Study Start Date: | January 2012 |
| Study Completion Date: | May 2012 |
| Primary Completion Date: | May 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
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Experimental: Probiotic cheese
The group received, for 30 days, was instructed to eat 30 g/day of probiotic fresh cheese enriched with Bifidobacterium lactis Bi-07.
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Dietary Supplement: Probiotic fresh cheese
Participants in the intervention group were instructed to drink 30 grams of fresh cheese enriched with probiotics daily for 30 consecutive days.
Other Name: Fresh cheese enriched with Bifidobacterium lactis Bi-07
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Placebo Comparator: Regular Cheese
The group placebo received, for 30 days, was instructed to consume 30g/day of regular fresh cheese.
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Dietary Supplement: Regular Cheese |
Show Detailed Description Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 20 Years to 60 Years |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Female |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- adults constipated.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnant women
- Individuals who report to be suffering from other diseases of the intestine;
- Individuals who report not eat cheese, either for reasons of taste or intolerances / food allergies
- Individuals who do not agree to participate and do not sign the term of informed consent
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| Responsible Party: | Thaís Rodrigues Moreira, Professor, Centro Universitário Univates |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01680432 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | 033/11 |
| Study First Received: | August 6, 2012 |
| Last Updated: | September 6, 2012 |
| Health Authority: | Brazil: National Committee of Ethics in Research |
Keywords provided by Centro Universitário Univates:
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constipation probiotics bifidobacterium cheese |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Constipation Signs and Symptoms, Digestive Signs and Symptoms |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 23, 2013