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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