NCT01657643

Effect of Probiotics on Health-related Quality of Life in College Students With Upper Respiratory Infections

Effect of Lactobacillus Rhamnosus LGG® and Bifidobacterium Animalis Ssp Lactis BB-12® on Health-related Quality of Life in College Students With Upper Respiratory Infections

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 231 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 25 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The main purpose of the study is to find out if probiotics (healthy bacteria found in yogurt) can improve the health-related quality of life (HRQL) during upper respiratory infections (like the common cold) in college students living in residence hall on-campus at Framingham State University (Framingham, MA) who are randomized to receive a probiotic or placebo candy daily for 12 weeks. HRQL is a subjective measure, defined as the aspects of quality of life (i.e., one's satisfaction with their life) that related specifically to a person's health (for example, ability to carry out normal daily activities). The investigators hypothesize that HRQL during URIs will be significantly higher in the probiotic groups compared to the placebo group. The proposed study will also seek to address the following secondary objectives: missed school and work days due to a upper respiratory infection.

Conditions

• Upper Respiratory Infection

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Probiotics
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	placebo

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-01-01
• Primary completion: 2011-05-01
• Completion: 2011-05-01
• First posted: 2012-08-06
• Last updated: 2015-05-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States