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Evaluation of a 28-day Fermented Milk Product Consumption Twice Daily as Compared to a Non-fermented Milk Product on Intestinal Gas Production in Healthy Subjects High Dihydrogen Producers

An interventional study of Milk product fermented by lactic bacteria or not fermented in Excessive Intestinal Gas Production, sponsored by Danone Global Research & Innovation Center. Completed at 1 site in Germany. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-08-22.

Sponsored by Danone Global Research & Innovation Center · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
72
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of a 28-day fermented milk product consumption twice daily on intestinal gas production of dihydrogen (H2) and methane (CH4) in healthy subjects high H2 producers.

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Conditions studied

  • Excessive Intestinal Gas Production

Keywords

  • Healthy subjects
  • Probiotics
  • Breath test
  • Dihydrogen
  • Methane
  • Intestinal gas production
  • Gut microbiota
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In context

Lead sponsor

Danone Global Research & Innovation Center is the lead sponsor of 38 studies on the registry; 2 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 65 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • Subject with body mass index (BMI) between 18.0 and 30.0 kg/m2 (bounds excluded)
  • Subjects having a high dihydrogen (H2) production as defined by a fasting exhaled level of H2 in breath at 10 parts per million (ppm) or more.
  • Women of childbearing potential must be using a medically approved method of contraception OR women must be postmenopausal for at least 12 months prior to study entry

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subject with functional gastrointestinal disorder according to ROME III criteria (Functional Bowel Disorders/FBD module, Functional Dyspepsia/FD module, Irritable Bowel Syndrome/IBS module)
  • Subject with gastrointestinal disorders according to investigator's medical assessment
  • Subject taking drugs that might modify gastrointestinal function
  • Subject with severe disease as assessed by the investigator (ex: cancer, severe heart disease, kidney disease, neurological disease or psychiatric disease, immunodeficiency disorder)
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)
Enrollment
72 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Other
    Arm 1: Fermented milk product containing probiotics

    Other: Milk product fermented by lactic bacteria or not fermented

  • Other
    Arm 2: Milk-based non-fermented dairy product

    Other: Milk product fermented by lactic bacteria or not fermented

Interventions

  • OtherMilk product fermented by lactic bacteria or not fermented

    2 pots of 125g consumed daily during 28 days

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Comparison between groups of the change from baseline (Day0) of breath H2 production elicited by a lactulose challenge test after 28 days of investigational product consumption

    Time frame: Baseline and after 28 days

Secondary outcomes

  1. Comparison between groups of the change from baseline (Day0) of breath H2 production elicited by a lactulose challenge test after 14 days of investigational product consumption

    Time frame: Baseline and after 14 days

  2. Comparison between groups of the change from baseline (Day0) of breath CH4 production elicited by a lactulose challenge test after 14 days and 28 days of investigational product consumption

    Time frame: Baseline, after 14 days and after 28 days

  3. Comparison between groups of the change from baseline (Day0) in the fasting breath H2 and CH4 values after 14 days and 28 days of investigational product consumption

    Time frame: Baseline, after 14 days and after 28 days

Other outcomes

  1. Comparison between groups of the change in composition and activity of gut microbiota from stool samples collected before and after 28 days of investigational product consumption

    Time frame: Baseline, after 28 days

  2. Adverse event

    Time frame: AE and SAE assessment through study completion and up to 14 days after the last study visit

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Study locations

1 site
  • CRS Clinical Research Services Mannheim GmbH
    Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg 68167, Germany
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 22, 2017, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03015441
Lead sponsor
Danone Global Research & Innovation Center
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jan 10, 2017
Start date
Feb 2, 2017
Primary completion
May 4, 2017
Completion
Jun 21, 2017
Last update
Aug 22, 2017

Study contacts

Boris Le NEVE, PhD
study chair · Danone Research, Palaiseau, France

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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