UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000055709
Receipt number R000050081
Scientific Title Encouragement for university students to increase vegetable intake using an equipment to measure skin carotenoid levels
Date of disclosure of the study information 2024/10/02
Last modified on 2025/10/03 18:11:30

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Basic information

Public title

Encouragement for university students to increase vegetable intake using an equipment to measure skin carotenoid levels

Acronym

Evaluation of vegetable intake in university students

Scientific Title

Encouragement for university students to increase vegetable intake using an equipment to measure skin carotenoid levels

Scientific Title:Acronym

Evaluation of vegetable intake in university students

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

Healthy university students

Classification by specialty

Adult

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

To investigate the effectiveness of food education in university students using Veggie Meter which measures skin carotenoid levels

Basic objectives2

Others

Basic objectives -Others

To verify the effectiveness of food education

Trial characteristics_1

Confirmatory

Trial characteristics_2

Pragmatic

Developmental phase

Not applicable


Assessment

Primary outcomes

The change in skin carotenoid levels at six months after

Key secondary outcomes

The change in skin advanced end products (AGEs) levels at six months after
Improvement of vegetable intake evaluated by food intake questionnaire at six months after


Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Single arm

Randomization

Non-randomized

Randomization unit


Blinding

Open -no one is blinded

Control

Uncontrolled

Stratification

NO

Dynamic allocation

NO

Institution consideration

Institution is not considered as adjustment factor.

Blocking

NO

Concealment

No need to know


Intervention

No. of arms

1

Purpose of intervention

Educational,Counseling,Training

Type of intervention

Other

Interventions/Control_1

Measurements of skin carotenoid and AGEs levels
Quick dietary guidance

Interventions/Control_2


Interventions/Control_3


Interventions/Control_4


Interventions/Control_5


Interventions/Control_6


Interventions/Control_7


Interventions/Control_8


Interventions/Control_9


Interventions/Control_10



Eligibility

Age-lower limit

18 years-old <=

Age-upper limit

28 years-old >=

Gender

Male and Female

Key inclusion criteria

Students who study nutrition or students who do not study nutrition
with consent

Key exclusion criteria

without consent

Target sample size

334


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name Akira
Middle name
Last name Obana

Organization

Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital

Division name

Department of Ophthalmology

Zip code

430-8558

Address

2-12-12 Sumiyoshi, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka, Japan

TEL

0534742222

Email

obana@sis.seirei.or.jp


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name Mitsuo
Middle name Obana
Last name Kimata

Organization

Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital

Division name

Clinical research center

Zip code

4308558

Address

2-12-12 Sumiyoshi, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka, Japan

TEL

0534742222

Homepage URL

http://www.seirei.or.jp/hamamatsu/

Email

m-kimata@sis.seirei.or.jp


Sponsor or person

Institute

Departement of Ophthalmology, Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

Departement of Ophthalmology, Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Self funding

Nationality of Funding Organization

Japan


Other related organizations

Co-sponsor

Faculty of Health Promotional Sciences, Tokoha University, Hamamatsu City

Name of secondary funder(s)

Faculty of Health Promotional Sciences, Tokoha University, Hamamatsu City


IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization

Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital

Address

2-12-12 Sumiyoshi, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka, Japan

Tel

0534742222

Email

m-kimata@sis.seirei.or.jp


Secondary IDs

Secondary IDs

YES

Study ID_1

2021-001H

Org. issuing International ID_1

Tokoha University

Study ID_2


Org. issuing International ID_2


IND to MHLW



Institutions

Institutions

常葉大学浜松キャンパス


Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2024 Year 10 Month 02 Day


Related information

URL releasing protocol

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Z4Xd1S-BokWSdM0MhXDndIzyPQdmFZjK/view?usp=sharing

Publication of results

Published


Result

URL related to results and publications

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Z4Xd1S-BokWSdM0MhXDndIzyPQdmFZjK/view?usp=sharing

Number of participants that the trial has enrolled

323

Results

Primary outcomes: Veggie score rose from 319 at baseline to 331 at 1 month (p<0.05), then fell to 313 at 6 months (p<0.01). Secondary outcomes: AGEs score increased from 0.43 to 0.45 at 1 month (p<0.05) and 0.46 at 6 months (p<0.01 vs baseline). Daily intake frequency of total and green/yellow vegetables showed no significant change at 6 months (p=0.063, p=0.849).

Results date posted

2025 Year 10 Month 03 Day

Results Delayed


Results Delay Reason


Date of the first journal publication of results


Baseline Characteristics

Male: 53%; Living with family: 59%; Third- or fourth-year university students: 57%; Members of athletic clubs: 51%

Participant flow

Of the 323 participants who provided consent, 322 underwent the baseline measurement (1 not measured), 301 underwent the 1-month measurement (22 not measured), 206 underwent the 6-month measurement (117 not measured).

Adverse events

None

Outcome measures

Veggie score, AGEs score, and dietary intake frequency survey (frequency of vegetable intake)

Plan to share IPD


IPD sharing Plan description



Progress

Recruitment status

Completed

Date of protocol fixation

2020 Year 04 Month 13 Day

Date of IRB

2021 Year 04 Month 21 Day

Anticipated trial start date

2021 Year 05 Month 01 Day

Last follow-up date

2024 Year 03 Month 31 Day

Date of closure to data entry


Date trial data considered complete


Date analysis concluded



Other

Other related information



Management information

Registered date

2024 Year 10 Month 02 Day

Last modified on

2025 Year 10 Month 03 Day



Link to view the page

Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000050081