NCT01161784

The Effects of a Probiotic Fermented Milk on Functional Constipation in Adults

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (actual)
• Sponsor: IMU University, Malaysia · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of daily consumption for 4 weeks of a fermented milk drink containing a live probiotic microorganism, Lactobacillus casei strain Shirota (LcS) compared to a placebo without LcS, among adults with functional constipation.

Conditions

• Constipation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Probiotics fermented milk	80ml fermented milk containing min. 30 billion live L. casei Shirota strain, administered orally once a day for 4 weeks
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Nutrient drink	80ml fermented milk without L. casei Shirota strain, administered orally once a day for 4 weeks

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-01-01
• Primary completion: 2010-06-01
• Completion: 2010-06-01
• First posted: 2010-07-14
• Last updated: 2010-07-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Malaysia