40
Participants
Start Date
May 31, 2012
Primary Completion Date
July 31, 2013
Study Completion Date
July 31, 2013
Seaweed and Duolac7S
"Seaweed and probiotics is composed of seaweed and Duolac7S.~Seaweed:~1. Form: brown granule~2. Dosage and frequency: 1 pack (3 g), 2 packs per day (30 min after morning, and evening meal)~3. Duration: 4 weeks of treatment period~Duolac7S:~1. The probiotics, Duolac7S, consist of 7 bacteria.~2. Ingredients: Lactobacillus acidophilus, L. plantarum, L. rhamnosus, Bifidobacterium breve, B. lactis, B. longum, Streptococcus thermophilus.~3. Dosage and frequency: 1 capsule (5✕1,000,000,000 bacteria/capsule \[7✕100,000,000 viable cells/strain\]), 2 capsules per day (30 min after morning and evening meal)~4. Duration: 4 weeks of treatment period"
Seaweed and Duolac7S-P
"Seaweed and probiotics is composed of seaweed and Duolac7S-P(Placebo Duolac7S).~Seaweed:~1. Form: brown granule~2. Dosage and frequency: 1 pack (3 g), 2 packs per day (30 min after morning, and evening meal)~3. Duration: 4 weeks of treatment period~Duolac7S-P:~Duolac7S placebo has the same form, color and flavor as experimental intervention (Duolac7S). The dosage, frequency and duration is also the same as experimental intervention (Duolac7S)."
Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Seoul
Korea Institute of Planning & Evalution for Technology of Food, Agriculture, Forestry & Fisherie
OTHER