U.S., Aug. 21 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07776145) titled 'Effect of Probiotic on Cognitive Function' on Aug. 02.
Brief Summary: The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if daily single-strain probiotic supplementation (Lactobacillus plantarum) works to improve cognitive function and depressive symptoms in Egyptian women aged 50-64 years with mild depression. It will also learn about its effects on systemic inflammation and autonomic nervous system function via the gut-brain axis
The main questions it aims to answer are:
Does a 12-week probiotic supplementation improve cognitive function (measured by MoCA-B) compared to a placebo? Does it reduce the severity of depressive symptoms (mea...