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NCT04187950: NECTAR
NECTAR Study: Nectar (Honey) Effects on Comfort, Thoughts, and Regularity
NA trial testing Yogurt with B. lactis and added honey in Gastrointestinal Dysfunction in 66 participants. Completed in 2 November 2022.
2 November 2022
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | crossover |
| Masking | single |
| Primary purpose | basic science |
| Enrollment | 66 |
| Start date | 19 May 2021 |
| Primary completion | 2 November 2022 |
| Estimated completion | 2 November 2022 |
| Sites | 1 location across United States |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Yogurt with B. lactis and added honey
- Yogurt with heat-inactivated B. lactis and added cane sugar
Conditions studied
- Gastrointestinal Dysfunction — all drugs for Gastrointestinal Dysfunction →
- Physiological Stress — all drugs for Physiological Stress →
- Cognition - Other — all drugs for Cognition - Other →
Sponsor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Who can join
Adults 22 to 64, any sex, with Gastrointestinal Dysfunction or Physiological Stress. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
This study aims to test the central hypothesis that adding to the diet daily yogurt with honey provides beneficial effects on digestive health and subjective mood in healthy adults.
Publications & conference data
1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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Honey Added to Yogurt with Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis DN-173 010/CNCM I-2494 Supports Probiotic Enrichment but Does Not Reduce Intestinal Transit Time in Healthy Adults: A Randomized, Controlled, Crossover Trial.
Mysonhimer AR, Brown MD, Alvarado DA, Cornman E, et al · · 2024 · cited 3× · PMID 38830472 · DOI 10.1016/j.tjnut.2024.05.028
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Verify against primary sources
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- WHO ICTRP — international registry index
- EU Clinical Trials Register
- Sponsor press releases (Google)
- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04187950 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Last refreshed: 21 July 2023
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