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ArticleJMIR research protocols2023

Evaluation of Lactobacillus Coryniformis K8 Consumption by Health Care Workers Exposed to COVID-19 (LactoCor2 Project): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.

Raquel Rodríguez-Blanque, Juan Carlos Sánchez-García, Angel Cobos Vargas, M Socorro Leyva Martínez, Silvia Martínez Diz, Jonathan Cortés-Martín, María Isabel Tovar-Gálvez

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Article in JMIR research protocols, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04366180 (Multicentric Study to Assess the Effect of Consumption of Lactobacillus Coryniformis K8 on Healthcare Personnel Exposed to COVID-19), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT04366180 naunknown statusnot on this map

Multicentric Study to Assess the Effect of Consumption of Lactobacillus Coryniformis K8 on Healthcare Personnel Exposed to COVID-19

TypeinterventionalSponsorBiosearch S.A.Ran2020 to 2020Enrolled314ConditionsCovid-19ArmsProbiotic, Control
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Raquel Rodríguez-BlanqueGrupo de Investigación CTS-1068, Departamento de Enfermería, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2086-1222
Juan Carlos Sánchez-GarcíaGrupo de Investigación CTS-1068, Departamento de Enfermería, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4650-2159
Angel Cobos VargasGrupo de Investigación CTS-1068, Hospital Universitario Clínico San Cecilio, Granada, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9431-9466
M Socorro Leyva MartínezGrupo de Investigación CTS-1068, Hospital Universitario Clínico San Cecilio, Granada, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1783-2324
Silvia Martínez DizGrupo de Investigación CTS-1068, Hospital Universitario Clínico San Cecilio, Granada, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1314-2771
Jonathan Cortés-MartínGrupo de Investigación CTS-1068, Departamento de Enfermería, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4019-8555
María Isabel Tovar-GálvezGrupo de Investigación CTS-1068, Departamento de Enfermería, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6420-9757
Universidad de Granada · ESInstituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLactobacillus coryniformis K8 CECT5711 has immune-modulating properties, enhances the immune response to viral antigens leading to the production of specific antibodies, and has anti-inflammatory activity, which may help to prevent uncontrolled inflammatory processes leading to respiratory and other organ failures.

objectiveThe purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of the consumption of a probiotic strain on the incidence and severity of COVID-19 in health personnel who carry out their professional work among patients with infection or suspected infection by SARS-CoV-2.

methodsThis is a double-blind randomized clinical trial in which the experimental group will receive a capsule of L coryniformis K8 per day (3×10

resultsThe study had to be extended to the 2 referral hospitals that treat patients with COVID-19 in the province of Granada (Andalusia, Spain); Hospital San Cecilio and Hospital Virgen de las Nieves. A total of 255 individuals met the inclusion criteria and were randomly assigned to one of the 2 groups.

conclusionsThe results of this randomized controlled trial will provide valuable information regarding the administration of L coryniformis K8 against COVID-19, including whether there are fewer infectious processes due to this virus or, in case of occurrence, whether the disease is milder in participants taking the probiotic strain.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT04366180; http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04366180. INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID): RR1-10.2196/37857.

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coronavirusCOVID-19health care workersLactobacillusLactobaciloprobióticoSARS-CoV-2trabajadores de la salud

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