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Status unknownNCT05374070Updated May 13, 2022

Antiviral Activity of Oral Probiotics

An interventional study of Streptococcus salivarius K12 Powder 1 Billion colony forming units /g) and Streptococcus salivarius K12 Powder (1 Billion colony forming units /g) with a prebiotic included in Lower Respiratory Tract Infection and Upper Respiratory Tract Infection, sponsored by John Hale. Status unknown at 1 site in New Zealand. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 80 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-05-13.

Sponsored by John Hale · Not applicable, Interventional, and Basic science

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified May 2022), so the status shown — last known as Recruiting — may be out of date.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
20
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 80 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The aim of this study is to test saliva samples obtained from healthy human participants for anti-viral activity after they have consumed S. salivarius probiotic in a powder format.

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This is a randomized controlled open pilot study to evaluate saliva samples collected from participants following their consumption of powders containing the commercially marketed probiotic bacterium S. salivarius K12 or S. salivarius M18.

Participants will be randomly assigned to one of the 4 groups consuming probiotic powder containing Streptococcus salivarius K12 or S. salivarius M18 with or without prebiotics (e.g. sugars that may promote probiotic activity). Saliva samples will be collected at predetermined time points pre and post intervention. Antibacterial and Antiviral activity will be determined following established assays. Colonisation efficacy will be determined by enumerating the probiotic in the saliva samples using standard microbiological techniques.

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Conditions studied

  • Lower Respiratory Tract Infection
  • Upper Respiratory Tract Infection

Keywords

  • Streptococcus salivarius K12
  • Probiotic
  • Antiviral activity
  • Antibacterial activity
  • microbial colonization
  • oral probiotic
  • powder
  • prebiotic
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In context

Infections

6,686 studies on the registry are indexed under Infections; 807 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 20 is below the median of 120 across 4,199 interventional studies indexed under Infections.

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Lead sponsor

John Hale is the lead sponsor of 4 studies on the registry; 1 is open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 80 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  1. In general good health 18 - 80 years of age.
  2. Practice good oral hygiene.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

  1. Have a history of autoimmune disease or are immunocompromised.
  2. Are on concurrent antibiotic therapy or regular antibiotic use within last 1 week
  3. History of allergy (e.g. dairy).
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Basic science
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
20 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Streptococcus salivarius K12

    Streptococcus salivarius K12 (Dose 1: 1 Billion colony forming units /g)

    Dietary Supplement: Streptococcus salivarius K12 Powder 1 Billion colony forming units /g)

  • Active comparator
    Streptococcus salivarius K12 with a prebiotic included

    Streptococcus salivarius K12 (Dose 1: 1 Billion colony forming units /g)

    Dietary Supplement: Streptococcus salivarius K12 Powder (1 Billion colony forming units /g) with a prebiotic included

  • Active comparator
    Streptococcus salivarius M18

    Streptococcus salivarius M18 (Dose 1: 1 Billion colony forming units /g)

    Dietary Supplement: Streptococcus salivarius M18 Powder (1 Billion colony forming units /g)

  • Active comparator
    Streptococcus salivarius M18 with a prebiotic included

    Streptococcus salivarius M18 (Dose 1: 1 Billion colony forming units /g)

    Dietary Supplement: Streptococcus salivarius M18 Powder (1 Billion colony forming units /g) with a prebiotic included

Interventions

  • Dietary supplementStreptococcus salivarius K12 Powder 1 Billion colony forming units /g)

    Probiotic Streptococcus salivarius K12 products are commercially available in traditional formats such as lozenges for local delivery in the oral cavity to provide oral health benefits. In this study, a powder formulation will be evaluated for its potential of delivering probiotic Streptococcus salivarius K12 to the oral cavity.

  • Dietary supplementStreptococcus salivarius K12 Powder (1 Billion colony forming units /g) with a prebiotic included

    In this study, a powder formulation containing Streptococcus salivarius K12 and a prebiotic will be evaluated for its potential of delivering probiotic Streptococcus salivarius K12 to the oral cavity.

  • Dietary supplementStreptococcus salivarius M18 Powder (1 Billion colony forming units /g)

    In this study, a powder formulation will be evaluated for its potential of delivering probiotic Streptococcus salivarius M18 to the oral cavity.

  • Dietary supplementStreptococcus salivarius M18 Powder (1 Billion colony forming units /g) with a prebiotic included

    In this study, a powder formulation containing S. salivarius M18 and a prebiotic will be evaluated for its potential of delivering probiotic Streptococcus salivarius M18 to the oral cavity.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in antiviral activity following dosing with probiotic S. salivarius K12 in saliva from Day 0 (baseline) to 3 hours

    Study will determine the antiviral activity of Streptococcus salivarius K12 without prebiotic in a powder format. The antiviral and antibacterial activity in the saliva will be determined using appropriate assays and Statistical analysis (e.g. Students t-test) will be carried out to compare the participants data for different days (pre and post time points) and different formulations with the level of significance of p≤0.05.Overall colonization based on percentage of population colonized for different interventions will also be analyzed average and standard deviation functions using appropriate statistical analysis software (e.g Microsoft Excel).

    Time frame: 3 hours post intervention

  2. Change in antiviral activity following dosing with probiotic S. salivarius K12 in saliva from Day 0 (baseline) to 8 hours

    Study will determine the antiviral activity of Streptococcus salivarius K12 without prebiotic in a powder format. The antiviral and antibacterial activity in the saliva will be determined using appropriate assays and Statistical analysis (e.g. Students t-test) will be carried out to compare the participants data for different days (pre and post time points) and different formulations with the level of significance of p≤0.05.Overall colonization based on percentage of population colonized for different interventions will also be analyzed average and standard deviation functions using appropriate statistical analysis software (e.g Microsoft Excel).

    Time frame: 8 hours post intervention

  3. Change in antiviral activity following dosing with probiotic S. salivarius K12 with prebiotic in saliva from Day 0 (baseline) to 3 hours

    Study will determine the antiviral activity of Streptococcus salivarius K12 with prebiotic in a powder format. The antiviral and antibacterial activity in the saliva will be determined using appropriate assays and Statistical analysis (e.g. Students t-test) will be carried out to compare the participants data for different days (pre and post time points) and different formulations with the level of significance of p≤0.05.Overall colonization based on percentage of population colonized for different interventions will also be analyzed average and standard deviation functions using appropriate statistical analysis software (e.g Microsoft Excel).

    Time frame: 3 hours post intervention

  4. Change in antiviral activity following dosing with probiotic S. salivarius K12 with prebiotic in saliva from Day 0 (baseline) to 8 hours

    Study will determine the antiviral activity of Streptococcus salivarius K12 with prebiotic in a powder format. The antiviral and antibacterial activity in the saliva will be determined using appropriate assays and Statistical analysis (e.g. Students t-test) will be carried out to compare the participants data for different days (pre and post time points) and different formulations with the level of significance of p≤0.05.Overall colonization based on percentage of population colonized for different interventions will also be analyzed average and standard deviation functions using appropriate statistical analysis software (e.g Microsoft Excel)

    Time frame: 8 hours post intervention

  5. Change in antiviral activity following dosing with probiotic S. salivarius M18 in saliva from Day 0 (baseline) to 3 hours

    Study will determine the antibacterial activity of Streptococcus salivarius M18 without prebiotic in a powder format. The antibacterial activity in the saliva will be determined using appropriate assays and Statistical analysis (e.g. Students t-test) will be carried out to compare the participants data for different days (pre and post time points) and different formulations with the level of significance of p≤0.05.

    Time frame: 3 hours post intervention

  6. Change in antiviral activity following dosing with probiotic S. salivarius M18 in saliva from Day 0 (baseline) to 8 hours

    Study will determine the antibacterial activity of Streptococcus salivarius M18 without prebiotic in a powder format. The antibacterial activity in the saliva will be determined using appropriate assays and Statistical analysis (e.g. Students t-test) will be carried out to compare the participants data for different days (pre and post time points) and different formulations with the level of significance of p≤0.05.

    Time frame: 8 hours post intervention

  7. Change in antiviral activity following dosing with probiotic S. salivarius M18 with prebiotic in saliva from Day 0 (baseline) to 3 hours

    Study will determine the antibacterial activity of Streptococcus salivarius M18 with prebiotic in a powder format. The antibacterial activity in the saliva will be determined using appropriate assays and Statistical analysis (e.g. Students t-test) will be carried out to compare the participants data for different days (pre and post time points) and different formulations with the level of significance of p≤0.05.

    Time frame: 3 hours post intervention

  8. Change in antiviral activity following dosing with probiotic S. salivarius M18 with prebiotic in saliva from Day 0 (baseline) to 8 hours

    Study will determine the antibacterial activity of Streptococcus salivarius M18 with prebiotic in a powder format. The antibacterial activity in the saliva will be determined using appropriate assays and Statistical analysis (e.g. Students t-test) will be carried out to compare the participants data for different days (pre and post time points) and different formulations with the level of significance of p≤0.05.

    Time frame: 8 hours post intervention

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
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References and documents

Publications

  • Hyink O, Wescombe PA, Upton M, Ragland N, Burton JP, Tagg JR. Salivaricin A2 and the novel lantibiotic salivaricin B are encoded at adjacent loci on a 190-kilobase transmissible megaplasmid in the oral probiotic strain Streptococcus salivarius K12. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2007 Feb;73(4):1107-13. doi: 10.1128/AEM.02265-06. Epub 2006 Dec 28. PubMed 17194838 ↗
  • Burton JP, Chilcott CN, Wescombe PA, Tagg JR. Extended Safety Data for the Oral Cavity Probiotic Streptococcus salivarius K12. Probiotics Antimicrob Proteins. 2010 Oct;2(3):135-44. doi: 10.1007/s12602-010-9045-4. PubMed 26781236 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Yes — Data information and information included in the protocol and the Clinical study report will be shared to other researchers and/or in publications in due course.

Supporting information: Study protocol, Csr

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 13, 2022, 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
NCT05374070
Lead sponsor
John Hale
Responsible party
John Hale (Chief Technology Officer, BLIS Technologies Limited) — Sponsor-investigator
First posted
May 13, 2022
Start date
May 23, 2022 (estimated)
Primary completion
Jun 23, 2022 (estimated)
Completion
Aug 15, 2022 (estimated)
Last update
May 13, 2022

Study contacts

John D Hale, PhD
Contact
john.hale@blis.co.nz
6434740988
John R Tagg, PhD
Contact
john.tagg@blis.co.nz
6434740988
John D Hale, PhD
study director · Blis Technologies Ltd, Dunedin, New Zealand
John R Tagg, PhD
principal investigator · Blis Technologies Ltd, Dunedin, New Zealand
Liam Harold, PhD
principal investigator · Blis Technologies Ltd, Dunedin, New Zealand

Oversight

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