About this trial
The main objective of this project is to evaluate the absence of adverse gastrointestinal effects following the consumption of a daily probiotic capsule during 15 days.
The secondary objective of this study is to verify the absence of any adverse effects other than gastrointestinal ones following the daily consumption of a probiotic during 15 days in a healthy population.
Specific objectives are:
* To evaluate changes in gastrointestinal health through self-reported questionnaire. * To determine the adherence to probiotic consumption. * To analyse headache, tiredness/fatigue, muscle or joint pain, fever or low-grade fever, chills, allergic reactions, difficulty sleeping, dizziness and general discomfort by General Adverse Effects Questionnaire.
Target sample size is 20 subjects.
Participants will be allocated in one group (experimental group).
Participants will visit nutritional intervention unit at Clinical Investigation Day 1 (day 1) and at Clinical Investigation Day 2 (day 15).
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Healthy men and women aged between 18 and 70 years.
Stable body weight (±5%) during the three months prior to study initiation.
Physical examination and vital signs within normal limits or clinically irrelevant for the study.
Subjects must be able to understand and willing to sign the informed consent form, and comply with all study procedures and requirements.
Disqualifiers
Affect gastrointestinal function.
Include chronically prescribed stomach protectants.
Subjects with significant functional or structural abnormalities of the digestive system, such as malformations, angiodysplasias, active peptic ulcers, chronic inflammatory or malabsorption diseases, hiatal hernia, chronic reflux, etc.
Subjects who have undergone surgical procedures resulting in permanent alterations of the digestive system (e.g., gastroduodenostomy) or bariatric surgery.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Probiotic group