Multi-Strain Probiotic and Common Infections in Early Childhood Education Settings: A Randomised Controlled Trial.
- 2026-01-23
- RCT · n = 118
- Journal of paediatrics and child health 62(3)
- Hafiz Haris Ahmad
- Blake Peck
- Daniel Terry
- PubMed: 41574644
- DOI: 10.1111/jpc.70295
- High evidence
- Large Human Trial
An intention-to-treat analysis revealed a 62% reduction in the incidence of gastrointestinal tract infections (GITIs) ... in the last 16 weeks of the study. Notably, it took up to 8 weeks for probiotics to exhibit a significant protective effect.
- Effect
- Beneficial
- Effect size
- Moderate
- Significant
- No