Probiotic pill may beat dancer fatigue, small study hints
NCT ID NCT05567653
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether taking a daily probiotic supplement for three months could reduce fatigue and stress in professional dancers. Researchers measured changes in gut bacteria, immune markers, and stress-related chemicals in the blood. The goal was to see if probiotics could improve the gut-brain connection and help dancers cope with physical and mental demands.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Probiotic supplement (Lactobacillus helveticus R-0052 and Bifidobacterium longum R-0175)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a natural way to ease fatigue and stress in people with physically demanding jobs.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early study with only 26 dancers, so results may not apply to the general public. The supplement may not work better than a placebo.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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26 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2022
- Finished
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Jun 2023
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 36 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age \> 18, \<36 years old; * Professional dancing activity with over 8 hours of training per week. Exclusion Criteria: * Age \<18,\> 36 y.o.; * Being injured within 3 months from the start of the study; * Taking pre- and / or probiotics in the last 3 months before the study; * Hospitalization during the last 4 weeks before starting of the study; * Traveling to tropical countries during the last 4 weeks before study; * Taking antibiotics, steroids and anabolic steroids in the last 4 weeks before study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Poznan University of Physical Education
Poznan, 61-871, Poland
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