Study the Effect of Water Kefir Consumption on the Gut Microbiome in Healthy Adults

Lund University63 enrolled

Overview

The goal of this intervention study is to analyse the microbiota composition after the water kefir consumption. The main questions are to evaluate the potential probiotic drink can have beneficial effect on the gut microbiota. Participants will consume the water kefir for two weeks and microbiota will be analysed. Researchers will compare the microbiota composition before and after consumption.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Healthy Diet Gastrointestinal Microbiome Probiotics

Interventions

Water Kefir beverageDIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Participants will consume the water kefir beverage for two weeks.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * 18-65 years of age. * must be able to complete the form digitally. Exclusion Criteria: * must not be diagnosed with gastrointestinal diseases, autoimmune diseases or have diseases or medications that cause immune deficiency such as MS, type 1 diabetes, cancer or HIV. * must not take antibiotics during the study period.

Locations (1)

Lund University

Lund, Skåne County, Sweden

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

16S metagenomics based measurement of the bacterial diversity (alpha- and beta diversity indices), and the composition (relative abundance of the bacterial taxa in each sample)

Potential changes of microbiome after consumption of the water kefir will be assessed by analyzing the 16S metagenomics

Time frame: up to 24 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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