UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Basic information
Official scientific title of the study	Effects of MSG on lingual taste receptors gene expressions in healthy subjects.
Title of the study (Brief title)	MSG affects on taste receptors
Region	Japan

Condition
Condition	healthy adults
Classification by specialty	Adult
Classification by malignancy	Others
Genomic information	NO

Objectives
Narrative objectives1	We will determine if additive MSG can change lingual taste receptor expressions.
Basic objectives2	Efficacy
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Developmental phase

Assessment
Primary outcomes	increased taste receptor expressions period: before trial, after 1weeks & 2weeks from trial
Key secondary outcomes

Base
Study type	Interventional

Study design
Basic design	Cross-over
Randomization	Randomized
Randomization unit	Individual
Blinding	Open -but assessor(s) are blinded
Control	No treatment
Stratification
Dynamic allocation
Institution consideration
Blocking
Concealment

Intervention
No. of arms	2
Purpose of intervention	Treatment
Type of intervention	Food
Interventions/Control_1	treatmentA>>(wash out) >>treatmentB treatmentA: addition of mono glutamine sodium on food 0.9gx3/day for 1 week treatmentB: addition of rice seasoning containing mono glutamine sodium on food 2.5gx3/day for 1 week
Interventions/Control_2	treatmentB>>(wash out) >>treatmentA treatmentA: addition of mono glutamine sodium on food 0.9gx3/day for 1 week treatmentB: addition of rice seasoning containing mono glutamine sodium on food 2.5gx3/day for 1 week
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Eligibility
Age-lower limit	20 years-old <=
Age-upper limit	40 years-old >=
Gender	Male and Female
Key inclusion criteria	healthy subjects at 20-40 years old
Key exclusion criteria	ongoing treatment with drugs pregnancy
Target sample size	30

Research contact person
Name of lead principal investigator	Rie Tsutsumi
Organization	Tokushima University
Division name	Nutrition and Metabolism
Address	3-18-15 Kuramoto, Tokushima
TEL	088-633-9214
Email	rtsutsumi@tokushima-u.ac.jp

Public contact
Name of contact person	Rie Tsutsumi
Organization	Tokushima University
Division name	Nutrition and Metabolism
Address	3-18-15 Kuramoto, Tokushima
TEL	088-633-9214
Homepage URL
Email	rtsutsumi@tokushima-u.ac.jp

Sponsor
Institute	Tokushima University
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Funding Source
Organization	KAKEN
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Secondary IDs
Secondary IDs	NO
Study ID_1
Org. issuing International ID_1
Study ID_2
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IND to MHLW

Institutions
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Other administrative information
Date of disclosure of the study information	2015 Year 10 Month 01 Day

Progress
Recruitment status	Recruiting
Date of protocol fixation	2015 Year 08 Month 25 Day
Anticipated trial start date	2015 Year 10 Month 01 Day
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Date trial data considered complete
Date analysis concluded

Related information
URL releasing protocol
Publication of results	Unpublished
URL releasing results
Results
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Management information
Registered date	2015 Year 08 Month 27 Day
Last modified on	2017 Year 01 Month 19 Day

Link to view the page
URL(English)	https://upload.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000021745