Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT02451163
DBRCT on the Effect of Wheat Polysaccharides on Common Cold Infections in Elderly
A Randomized, Controlled Clinical Study on the Effect of Polysaccharides From Wheat on Common Cold Infections in Elderly
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 247 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Clinical Research Center Kiel GmbH · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 50 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
The aim of the study is to measure the effect of wheat polysaccharides on the occurence of common cold (CC) in elderly during a 12-week consumption period.
Detailed description
The study is conducted in the frame of the collaborative project 'FibeBiotics' (No. 289517) (Fibers as support of the Gut and Immune function of Elderly - From polysaccharide compound to health Claim) within the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) for Research and Technological Development of the European Union (EU).
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT | wheat polysaccharides | Consumed once daily for 12 weeks. |
| DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT | maltodextrin | Consumed once daily for 12 weeks. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2014-09-01
- Primary completion
- 2015-12-01
- Completion
- 2016-03-01
- First posted
- 2015-05-21
- Last updated
- 2016-04-12
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Germany
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02451163. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.