UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Basic information
Public title	A clinical study to evaluate to the effects of algae food on attenuating fatigue sensation.
Acronym	A clinical study to evaluate to the effects of algae food on attenuating fatigue sensation.
Scientific Title	A clinical study to evaluate to the effects of algae food on attenuating fatigue sensation.
Scientific Title:Acronym	A clinical study to evaluate to the effects of algae food on attenuating fatigue sensation.
Region	Japan

Condition
Condition	Healthy volunteers
Classification by specialty	Not applicable Adult
Classification by malignancy	Others
Genomic information	NO

Objectives
Narrative objectives1	To investigate the effects of food containing algae on attenuating fatigue sensation: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group comparative study
Basic objectives2	Efficacy
Basic objectives -Others
Trial characteristics_1
Trial characteristics_2
Developmental phase

Assessment
Primary outcomes	VAS(integral fatigue sensation, physical fatigue sensation and mental fatigue sensation)
Key secondary outcomes	VAS(sleepiness, motivation and concentration), autonomic nervous function evaluation, work performance evaluation, blood analysis and urinalysis

Base
Study type	Interventional

Study design
Basic design	Parallel
Randomization	Randomized
Randomization unit	Individual
Blinding	Double blind -all involved are blinded
Control	Placebo
Stratification
Dynamic allocation
Institution consideration
Blocking
Concealment

Intervention
No. of arms	2
Purpose of intervention	Prevention
Type of intervention	Food
Interventions/Control_1	Intake of the test food for 4 weeks
Interventions/Control_2	Intake of the placebo for 4 weeks
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Eligibility
Age-lower limit	20 years-old <=
Age-upper limit	65 years-old >
Gender	Male and Female
Key inclusion criteria	1) Healthy males and females whose age of 20 years or more and less than 65 years 2) Subjects who are aware of fatigue sensation in daily life 3) Subjects receiving a sufficient briefing of the objective and content of the present study, fully understanding and agreeing to voluntary participate in the study and being able to personally sign a written informed consent
Key exclusion criteria	1) Subjects receiving a medical treatment for serious renal, hepatic, cardio-vascular, respiratory, endocrine or metabolic disorders or having a medical history of these disorders 2) Subjects having the chronic fatigue syndrome(CFS), or subjects deemed to have severe fatigue like idiopathic chronic fatigue by the investigator 3) Subjects who go to a doctor about chronic diseases 4) Subjects who have mental disease such as depression and schizophrenia 5) Subjects who have sleep disorders to need medical treatment 6) Subjects who have the possibility of developing allergic symptoms by the test food 7) Subjects who take regularly pharmaceuticals or quasi-drugs which having the efficacy for recovery from fatigue or nutrient replenishment in case of physical fatigue 8) Subjects who take regularly Foods with Function Claims labeled the effect of attenuating fatigue sensation 9) Subjects who drink a lot (Subjects whose pure alcohol intake per day is 60 g or more) 10) BMI<17 kg/m2 and >=30 kg/m2 11) Subjects having blood sample of 200 ml or more taken within 1 month, or 400 ml or more within 3 months prior to the start of the present study (e.g. donated blood) 12) Subjects who took part in another clinical study within 3 months prior to the start of the present study or who is currently taking part in another clinical study 13) Female subjects who are pregnant or lactating, or intending to become pregnant during the study 14) Subjects deemed unsuitable by the investigator
Target sample size	66

Research contact person
Name of lead principal investigator	1st name Madoka Middle name Last name Takahashi
Organization	Kobelco Eco-Solutions Co.,Ltd.
Division name	Water and Sludge Treatment Systems Development Department Technical Development Division
Zip code	651-2241
Address	1-4-1, Murotani, Nishi-ku, Kobe, Hyogo
TEL	078-992-6956
Email	md.takahashi@kobelco-eco.co.jp

Public contact
Name of contact person	1st name Shinichi Middle name Last name Kashiwagi
Organization	Soiken Inc.
Division name	R&D Division
Zip code	560-0082
Address	Senri Life Science Center 13F,1-4-2,Shinsenre-higashimachi, Toyonaka,Osaka
TEL	06-6871-8888
Homepage URL
Email	kashiawgi_shnichi@soiken.com

Sponsor
Institute	Soiken Inc.
Institute
Department

Funding Source
Organization	Kobelco Eco-Solutions Co.,Ltd.
Organization
Division
Category of Funding Organization	Profit organization
Nationality of Funding Organization

Other related organizations
Co-sponsor
Name of secondary funder(s)

IRB Contact (For public release)
Organization	IRB of Fukuda Clinic
Address	Shin-Osaka Brick Building 2F, 1-6-1, Miyahara, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka
Tel	06-6398-0203
Email	fukudaclinicIRB@gmail.com

Secondary IDs
Secondary IDs	NO
Study ID_1
Org. issuing International ID_1
Study ID_2
Org. issuing International ID_2
IND to MHLW

Institutions
Institutions

Other administrative information
Date of disclosure of the study information	2020 Year 03 Month 29 Day

Related information
URL releasing protocol	https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/12/10/3098
Publication of results	Published

Result
URL related to results and publications	https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/12/10/3098
Number of participants that the trial has enrolled	66
Results	The test food intake group showed significantly lower levels of physical and mental fatigue sensations than the placebo intake group.
Results date posted	2021 Year 08 Month 30 Day
Results Delayed
Results Delay Reason
Date of the first journal publication of results
Baseline Characteristics	Healthy males and females whose age of 20 years or more and less than 65 years
Participant flow	Completed(n=63) Analyzed(n=52)
Adverse events	No adverse events were observed that be related to test food.
Outcome measures	VAS questionnaire about fatigue sensation, autonomic nervous function evaluation, work performance evaluation, blood analysis
Plan to share IPD
IPD sharing Plan description

Progress
Recruitment status	Main results already published
Date of protocol fixation	2019 Year 02 Month 16 Day
Date of IRB	2019 Year 02 Month 16 Day
Anticipated trial start date	2019 Year 03 Month 30 Day
Last follow-up date	2019 Year 06 Month 22 Day
Date of closure to data entry
Date trial data considered complete
Date analysis concluded

Other
Other related information

Management information
Registered date	2019 Year 03 Month 27 Day
Last modified on	2021 Year 08 Month 30 Day

Link to view the page
URL(English)	https://upload.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000041375