Probiotic and Prebiotic Supplementation in Elite Athletes With Spinal Cord Injury
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Recruiting
- Estimated Enrollment
- Same as current
Summary
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries
- Type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Design
- Allocation: RandomizedIntervention Model: Crossover AssignmentIntervention Model Description: Randomized controlled trial with within-participants crossoverMasking: None (Open Label)Primary Purpose: Prevention
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 18 years and 125 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Description
In this pilot crossover randomized controlled trial, twenty (N = 20) para-athletes will participate in an intervention consisting of a four-week intake of probiotic, using the commercially available multistrain probiotic preparation "BactoSan pro FOS" from Mepha (Basel, Switzerland), followed by a f...
In this pilot crossover randomized controlled trial, twenty (N = 20) para-athletes will participate in an intervention consisting of a four-week intake of probiotic, using the commercially available multistrain probiotic preparation "BactoSan pro FOS" from Mepha (Basel, Switzerland), followed by a four-week wash-out period, and a four-week prebiotic intervention using "Naturaplan Bio Oat Bran" (Coop, Switzerland). Total duration of the study will be 16 weeks.
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT04659408
- Collaborators
- Swiss Paraplegic Research Nottwil
- Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Joëlle Flück, PhD Sports nutrition expert
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