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Trial reportNutrients2024

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Imad Al Kassaa, Maher Fuad

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Nutrients, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Imad Al KassaaFonterra Research and Development Centre, Dairy Farm Road, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0002-2951-2427
Maher FuadFonterra Research and Development Centre, Dairy Farm Road, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0001-5279-105X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND/

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methodsTo further explore these findings, a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial was conducted with 120 participants aged ≥ 18 years with mild to high stress measured by the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). The participants were randomly assigned to receive either HN001 or placebo for 28 days. Psychological assessments, including the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire (OHQ), were completed at baseline, day 14, and day 28. Secondary outcomes included changes in PSS scores, as well as depression, anxiety, stress, and total score levels measured by the DASS-21 questionnaire.

resultsWhile not statistically significant, participants who received HN001 showed an improvement in OHQ (mean change, 13.3) and PSS total scores (mean change, -8.1) over time compared with the placebo group (mean change, 10.2 and -6.6, respectively). Furthermore, 39% of the participants moved from not happy to happy, compared with only 29% in the placebo group. Post-hoc analysis showed a statistically significant interaction between intervention and study day for OHQ and PSS total scores, with

conclusionsHN001 showed improvements in both happiness and PSS scores. Furthermore, sex subgroup analysis revealed statistically significant differences in both outcomes, emphasizing the need for larger and longer intervention studies.

Indexed as

HappinessLacticaseibacillus rhamnosusMental HealthProbioticsAdultAnxietyDepressionDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedStress, PsychologicalSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung AdulthappinessLacticaseibacillus rhamnosus HN001mental healthmental well-beingmental wellnessprobioticspsychobioticsrandomized controlled trialstress management

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PMID39275252
PMCPMC11397133

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