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Study aim
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• Determining the effect of of combination Lactobacillus casei, Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus, and Lactobacillus acidophilus Probiotics on blood cholesterol levels.
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Design
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randomized clinical trial with control group, double blinded, phase 3 with 104 patients randomized to A AND B group according to medication box label.
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Settings and conduct
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the study will be done in family medicine clinic of shiraz university of medical sciences. the patients who had been visited by attendings of internal medicine and family medicine who have high blood cholesterol levels would be referred to family medicine resident to evaluate the inclusion criteria and if the patient has the criteria randomly be divided in 2 groups of A & B. then after 2 weeks of Mediterranean diet , they would receive medication with the same label as group number. after daily use for 6 weeks , blood cholesterol level will be checked and after analysis, comparison of two groups would be done.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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inclusion criteria: adult 18-65 years old with mild hypercholesterolemia total cholesterol 220-280 mg/dl) who do not have sever medical conditions ( cancer,..) or do not need lipid lowering medication for other reasons . also no contraindication for probiotic usage .exclusion as mentioned above
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Intervention groups
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case group : after 2 weeks of Mediterranean diet ,daily use of combination capsule of probiotics Lactobacillus casei, Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus, and Lactobacillus acidophilus for six weeks and then reevaluation of lipid levels.
Control group: after 2 weeks of Mediterranean diet ,daily use of placebo capsule with the same shape for 6 weeks and then reevaluation of blood cholesterol levels.
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Main outcome variables
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Total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, Triglycerides