Effect of ExoBDNF Lactic Acid Bacteria Supplement on Cognitive Functions, Sleep and Psychological

NCT ID: NCT06968299

Last Updated: 2025-11-24

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

50 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-05-20

Study Completion Date

2025-12-30

Brief Summary

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This open-label, single-group, pre/post-test clinical study was conducted to investigate whether ExoBDNF probiotic supplementation could improve cognitive ability. It is expected that 40 subjects aged 18 years and above will be recruited, with a target of 30 cases, to take ExoBDNF probiotics for a total of 8 weeks.

Detailed Description

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Pre-test and post-test were conducted at week 0 and week 9, respectively. The test items included Cognitive Test Battery, SCD-Q Subjective Cognitive Decline Questionnaire, TCQ Cognitive Function Scale, MMSE Mini-Mental Scale, MoCA Montreal Cognitive Assessment Scale, PSQI Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Scale and DASS-21 Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale, as well as blood biochemical examination and fecal intestinal flora analysis. The subjects were asked to take a capsule containing 1 x 1010 CFU of ExoBDNF probiotics once daily.

Subjects are required to maintain a regular lifestyle. After starting the diet, subjects filled out a daily diary that included questions about study product intake, other food intake, bowel movement frequency, stool quality (consistency and color), any medications received, and any unpleasant symptoms such as diarrhea, constipation, vomiting, flatulence, and discomfort. It is expected that this project will help clarify whether supplementation with Pediococcus acidilactici ExoBDNF can help improve cognitive ability, sleep or mental health.

Conditions

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Cognitive Functions Perceptual Disturbances Cognitive Function Abnormal Sleep Psychological

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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ExoBDNF SWP-CGPA01 (Pediococcus acidilactici)Capsules

ExoBDNF is the product name of SWP-CGPA01 Pediococcus acidilactici, which is listed as a food-usable strain in Taiwan, China, Europe and the United States. The strain has been deposited in the National Collection of Industrial Food and Marine Bacteria (NCIMB) in the United Kingdom, and the strain number is NCIMB 44102. 1.0 x 1010 CFU SWP-CGPA01 freeze-dried powder (production and development: Morning Blossom Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Taipei, Taiwan), corn starch, crystalline cellulose and excipients in plant capsules.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

ExoBDNF SWP-CGPA01 (Pediococcus acidilactici)Capsules

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Product ingredients: microcrystalline cellulose, corn starch, SWP-CGPA01 Pediococcus acidilactici powder (1.0 x 10\^10 CFU); Capsule shell composition: HPMC (hydroxypropyl methylcellulose), pure water, titanium dioxide, gelatin.

Interventions

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ExoBDNF SWP-CGPA01 (Pediococcus acidilactici)Capsules

Product ingredients: microcrystalline cellulose, corn starch, SWP-CGPA01 Pediococcus acidilactici powder (1.0 x 10\^10 CFU); Capsule shell composition: HPMC (hydroxypropyl methylcellulose), pure water, titanium dioxide, gelatin.

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Subjects must be volunteers who are 18 years of age or older, mentally clear and able to communicate.
2. Subjects who agree to participate in this trial and voluntarily sign the trial consent form.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Subjects who are expected to be or have been confirmed to be pregnant (medical history).
2. Subjects with gallbladder disease, gastrointestinal disease, gout, porphyria, or a history of gastric weight control surgery.
3. Subjects with high blood pressure (≥160/100 mmHg after resting for 10 minutes) or taking diuretics.
4. Subjects with heart disease, hepatorenal insufficiency, hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism, Cushing's syndrome, malignant tumors, or any other disease that may affect the results of the study.
5. Subjects with severe hearing or visual impairment that makes it impossible to perform examinations and assessments.
6. Subjects with any history of brain surgery, penetrating, neurovascular, infectious or other severe brain injury, epilepsy or other major neurological abnormalities, such as traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness for more than 24 hours, or memory loss after head trauma for more than 7 days were excluded.
7. Subjects with intellectual disabilities.
8. Subjects who had consumed probiotics or were expected to consume probiotics within 2 weeks before the screening visit.
9. Subjects who had participated in or were expected to participate in clinical trials within 4 weeks before the screening visit.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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SunWay Biotech Co., LTD.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Hsin-An Chang, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry

Locations

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Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center

Taipei, , Taiwan

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Taiwan

Central Contacts

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Sean Lin

Role: CONTACT

02-27929568 ext. 612

Facility Contacts

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Ellie LAI, master

Role: primary

0287924955

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Other Identifiers

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25-ExoBDNF-1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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