NCT02849275

Effects of Probiotics on Cognition and Health

The Effects of Probiotics on Behavioral and Biological Markers of Cognition and Stress

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 24 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 25 Years – 45 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This research intervention aims to examine the effects of a fermented dairy beverage on changes in behavioral and biological measures of cognition and stress among adults.

Detailed description

Evidence-based dietary strategies provide behavioral means benefiting physical and cognitive function. Pertinent to the proposed work, dietary intake has been recently shown to have the potential to directly influence the gut microbiota composition as well as brain function. Specifically, the consumption of probiotics or foods containing healthful microbial cultures (e.g., fermented milk, yogurts, etc.) are increasingly being recognized as modulators of metabolism, cognition, and stress. These foods are readily available in the marketplace, however, their implications for physical and cognitive function are not clear. Accordingly, the proposed study aims to investigate effects of probiotic beverage consumption on changes in behavioral and biological measures of cognition and stress among adults.

Conditions

• Physiological Stress
• Cognition - Other

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Lactose Free 1% Milk	isocaloric study treatment containing lactose free 1% milk consumed once daily over 4-5 weeks as a control.
OTHER	Probiotic Treatment	Probiotic treatment, consumed once daily, over 4-5 weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-08-01
• Primary completion: 2018-09-01
• Completion: 2018-09-01
• First posted: 2016-07-29
• Last updated: 2018-10-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States