Status:

COMPLETED

The Effect of Probiotic Supplementation on Cognitive and Emotional Functions in Healthy Elderly Subjects

Lead Sponsor:

Universidad de Almeria

Conditions:

Healthy

Eligibility:

All Genders

56+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study evaluates the cognitive and emotional effects of probiotics in healthy elderly patients.

Detailed Description

Gut microbiota (GM) has focused as an important target for emotional and cognitive diseases, moreover in a population that show an altered GM such as elderly population as age-related changes. Several...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • be aged 55 years or over,
  • voluntarily agree to participate in the study in accordance with the Helsinki declaration,
  • not be participating in another study that could interfere with the results.

Exclusion

  • suffer from any serious mental illness other than depression and anxiety,
  • score below 10 on the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) (severe cognitive impairment)
  • be using medications that affect cognition,
  • taking anti-inflammatory drugs, antipsychotics, antibiotics and/or anxiolytics,
  • have a serious illness (e.g. cancer, Parkinson's or Alzheimer's).

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 17 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

April 30 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

36 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04828421

Start Date

July 17 2020

End Date

April 30 2022

Last Update

June 1 2022

Active Locations (3)

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Universidad de Almeria

Almería, Almeria, Spain, 04120

2

Universidad de Almeria

La Cañada de San Urbano, Almeria, Spain, 04120

3

Pablo Roman

Almería, Spain, 04120