Investigating the Effect of Dietary Supplement VSL#3 on Cognition and Mood in Healthy Older Adults

NAUnknownINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

80

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

May 31, 2013

Primary Completion Date

April 30, 2015

Study Completion Date

July 31, 2015

Conditions
Alteration of Cognitive FunctionDisturbance in Affect (Finding)
Interventions
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

VSL#3

The intervention group will be asked to ingest two sachets (2x4.4g) of the food supplement (VSL#3) each day for 12 weeks, either both at the same time, or one in the morning and one in the evening. This food supplement is in powder form and can be ingested with either cold food or any non-carbonated cold drink. The control group will be given a placebo, although as it is a double-blind intervention, will not know it is a placebo. They will similarly to the intervention group be asked to take two sachets (2x4.4g) of a powder rach day for 12 weeks, either both at the same time, or one in the morning and one in the evening.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

placebo

Trial Locations (1)

0000

Institute of Neuroscience, Trinity College, Dublin, Dublin

Sponsors
All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Actial Farmaceutica S.r.l.

INDUSTRY

lead

University of Dublin, Trinity College

OTHER

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