Status:
COMPLETED
Probiotics and Examination-related Stress in Healthy Medical Students
Lead Sponsor:
Medical University of Lodz
Conditions:
Healthy
Stress-related Problem
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-30 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Probiotics are live microorganisms exhibiting multiple properties beneficial to health. An increasing body of evidence indicates that probiotics may support healthy brain function and may relieve stre...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Being a third year medical student of the Faculty of Medicine or Faculty of Military Medicine, Medical University of Lodz
Exclusion
- formal inability to sit the first attempt of the final examination of Basic Medical Pharmacology
- chronic diseases: neurological, psychiatric, cardiological, gastroenterological, immunological, endocrine or infectious
- state of immunosuppression
- history of hospitalization (\< 3 months before entrance to the study)
- presence of central venous catheter
- parenteral nutrition
- current pregnancy or intention to become pregnant within 3 months from the entrance to the study
- current lactation
- allergic reaction (\< 3 months before entrance to the study)
- hypersensitivity to yeast, maltodextrins, potato starch, magnesium stearate, hypromellose, gelatin, glycerol or titanium dioxide
- body mass index over 30
- chronic medication use (current or \< 3 months before entrance to the study)
- systemic antibacterial or antifungal medication use (current or \< 3 months before entrance to the study)
- overuse of alcohol or psychoactive substances (current or \< 3 months before entrance to the study)
- tobacco smoking - more than 5 cigarettes (or equivalents) a day (currently or \< 3 months before entrance to the study)
- pro- or prebiotic preparations intake (\< 3 months before entrance to the study)
- vegan or other atypical diet
- doing professional or extreme sports
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 20 2016
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 20 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
92 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03427515
Start Date
April 20 2016
End Date
June 20 2016
Last Update
February 9 2018
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