Study to Investigate the Potential of Probiotics in Yogurt

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2008-08-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if the consumption of a yogurt drink containing a high dose of probiotics decreases absences, due to illnesses, in daycare centers for children between the ages of 1 and 3.

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Georgetown University
• Collaborator: The Gerber Foundation

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• aged 1-3

• attending daycare or preschool centers at least 3 days a week

• male or female

• parents must speak English or Spanish

• subjects or parents/legal guardians who agree to have their child refrain from consuming any other yogurts or foods containing probiotics for the duration of the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• subjects with developmental delays

• subjects with chronic conditions such as diabetes or asthma that require daily medication

• subjects with birth weight <2500 grams

• subjects with strawberry allergies

• subjects with active diarrhea

• subjects with congenital anomalies

• subjects with failure to thrive

• subjects with parental belief of lactose intolerance