Effect of the probiotic strain TENSIA® DSM21380 on high-normal blood pressure and up to grade-1 hypertension

ISRCTN ISRCTN51761666
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN51761666
Secondary identifying numbers TC17-20
Submission date
26/02/2018
Registration date
11/06/2018
Last edited
11/06/2018
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Circulatory System
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year

Plain English summary of protocol

Background and study aims
Having high blood pressure (hypertension) increases the risk of serious problems such as heart attacks and strokes. Reducing blood pressure reduces the risk of heart disease and stroke. Lifestyle and diet changes are helpful for people whose blood pressure is higher than normal but not high enough to require drug treatment. The aim of this study is to assess the effect of a probiotic dietary supplement on blood pressure.

Who can participate?
Generally healthy people aged over 30 years with elevated blood pressure, who do not take blood pressure lowering medication

What does the study involve?
Participants are randomly allocated to take either a probiotic or a placebo (dummy) capsule once a day for 8 weeks. Participants are asked to assess their well-being and gastrointestinal (digestive) effects, and also to provide blood, urine and faecal samples to test the effect of the probiotic and treatment compliance.

What are the possible benefits and risks of participating?
Participants receive an assessment of their health status and if necessary, a free consultation with a nutritionist and/or a clinician. The study causes minimal inconvenience to participants. As blood samples are taken by an experienced nurse, the procedure is safe. However, as with any blood test, there may be bruising and discomfort at the site of the blood test. Collected blood amounts are small enough not to cause fatigue.

Where is the study run from?
BioCC LLC (Estonia)

When is the study starting and how long is it expected to run for?
Investigator initiated and funded

Who is funding the study?
Investigator initiated and funded

Who is the main contact?
Merle Rätsep
merle.ratsep@biocc.eu

Contact information

Miss Merle Rätsep
Scientific

Riia 181A
Tartu
51014
Estonia

Study information

Study designInterventional multicentre randomised placebo-controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Other
Study typePrevention
Participant information sheet Not available in web format, please use the contact details to request a patient information sheet
Scientific titleEffect of a dietary supplement containing L. plantarum TENSIA® DSM21380 on subjects with high-normal blood pressure up to grade-1 hypertension: a randomised blinded placebo-controlled parallel designed two-armed study
Study acronymTC
Study objectivesThe consumption of a dietary supplement containing L. plantarum TENSIA® DSM21380 has a beneficial effect on the blood pressure of subjects with high-normal blood pressure up to grade-1 hypertension.
Ethics approval(s)Research Ethics Committee of the University of Tartu, 20/09/2017, ref: 272/T-15
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedPrehypertension
InterventionParticipants are randomly allocated to either the intervention group or the placebo group applying a 1:1 allocation ratio:
Group 1 (verum): Participants take one capsule daily for eight weeks. The capsule contains a daily dose of product containing 2x10e10 cfu of L. plantarum TENSIA®.
Group 2 (placebo): Participants take one capsule daily for eight weeks. The capsule contains a daily dose of product containing no active compounds (microcellulose).
Participants take the product daily for eight weeks and the last study visit will be performed two weeks after the end of the treatment.
Intervention typeSupplement
Primary outcome measureChange in systolic blood pressure (SBP) measured with a mercury sphygmomanometer at 8 weeks from baseline
Secondary outcome measures1. Changes in SBP measured with a mercury sphygmomanometer at 4 weeks from baseline level and at 8 weeks from level at 4 weeks
2. Changes in diastolic blood pressure measured with a mercury sphygmomanometer at 8 weeks from baseline level, at 4 weeks from baseline level and at 8 weeks from level at 4 weeks
Changes at 8 weeks from baseline and at 4 weeks from baseline in the following outcome measures:
3. Oxidative stress indices and renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) indices measured from blood and urine samples using different ELISA based assays
4. Short chain fatty acids (SCFA) measured from stool samples using High Pressure Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
5. Gut microflora indices (lactoflora, anaerobes etc) measured from stool samples using molecular approaches and specific primers
Overall study start date03/10/2017
Completion date30/12/2020

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Other
Age groupAdult
SexBoth
Target number of participants200 (100 subjects in both groups)
Key inclusion criteria1. Written informed consent
2. Age over 30 years
3. Willingness to maintain a stable diet and physical activity level
4. Normal or not clinically relevant deviations in safety laboratory values
5. High normal or grade 1 systolic/diastolic blood pressure (≤159/99 mm Hg) with up to medium added risks in coronary-heart diseases
6. No use of any concomitant treatment (including blood pressure lowering drugs e.g. ACE-inhibitors, blockers of beta adrenergic receptors, calcium channel blockers and diuretics) and lipid lowering drugs (e.g. statins, bile acid sequestrates, cholesterol absorption inhibitors, nicotinic acid)
Key exclusion criteria1. Pregnancy and breastfeeding
2. (Food) allergy
3. Intolerance to the investigational product / its ingredients
4. Diabetes
5. Eating disorder
6. Active weight loss > 5 kg in prior 3 months
7. Extensive exercise (daily trainings of professional athletes)
8. Drug or alcohol abuse
9. Participation in other studies within the last 30 days / during the study
10. Any history of gastrointestinal diseases
11. Acute infection within the last 2 weeks prior to baseline
12. Use of any antimicrobial agents within the preceding 1 month
13. Donor within the last 1,5 months prior to start of the study (i.e. baseline visit)
14. Use of any pre-, probiotic or food supplement within the last 2 weeks prior to start of the study
15. Chronic inflammatory diseases
Date of first enrolment03/10/2017
Date of final enrolment01/10/2020

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • Estonia

Study participating centre

BioCC LLC
Riia 181A
Tartu
51014
Estonia

Sponsor information

BioCC LLC
Research organisation

Kreutzwaldi 1
Tartu
51014
Estonia

Website www.biocc.eu
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Funders

Funder type

Other

Investigator initiated and funded

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date30/12/2021
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryData sharing statement to be made available at a later date
Publication and dissemination planPlanned publication in a high-impact peer reviewed journal.
IPD sharing planThe current data sharing plans for the current study are unknown and will be made available at a later date.