Probiotics and the Microbiome: Clinical Intervention Trial for Anxiety and Depression

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2014-04-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The proposed project will investigate the effects of probiotics on anxiety and associated psychological and physiological factors in humans. The therapeutic potential of probiotics for reducing anxiety and other factors associated with a disrupted microbiome will be assessed in a double-blind placebo-crossover design. Based on the research findings to date, it is hypothesized that probiotics will reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms.

• Phase: Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Acadia University

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• I have a valid email address that I check routinely and daily access to the internet.

• I experience symptoms of anxiety and/or depression.

• I am over the age of 18.

• I am within driving distance of Wolfville, Kingston-Greenwood, or Halifax, Nova Scotia, and would be able to come to Wolfville or Halifax for appointments with the researchers. OR I am not within driving distance of Wolfville, Nova Scotia or Halifax Nova Scotia, but am a resident of Canada and would be available for telephone or online conference calls.

Exclusion Criteria:

• I am a University/College professor or student.

• I have one or more of the following diagnosed conditions: Cancer, Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis, Multiple sclerosis, Lupus, Addison's Disease or other form of adrenal insufficiency

• I am currently taking antibiotics or probiotic capsules.*

• I have diagnosed HIV/AIDS.

• I am currently undergoing chemotherapy