Status:
COMPLETED
The Effect of the Fermented Tea Beverage Kombucha on the Oral and Gut Microflora
Lead Sponsor:
Lund University
Conditions:
Microbial Colonization
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of the project is to investigate if consumption of the fermented tea beverage kombucha has an effect on the gut and/or oral microbiota, and further if it depends on the content of living b...
Detailed Description
The first part of the project focuses on studying the characteristics of the kombucha drink and microbial composition. The amount of living organisms in the drink will be determined by colony count. A...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- The participants should be above 18 years of age.
- The participants must live in proximity of Lund or Helsingborg to be able to leave samples collected.
- The participants should consider themselves healthy and have no gut or stomach problems.
Exclusion
- The participants should not be diagnosed with any gut or stomach diseases or problems.
- The participants cannot consume any food with living microorganisms two weeks before, during of ten days after the intervention.
- Participants cannot use anti-microbial oral products during the study.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 4 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
42 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03873350
Start Date
April 1 2018
End Date
May 4 2018
Last Update
March 13 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Lund University
Lund, Skåne County, Sweden, 22100