UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000046945
Receipt number R000053560
Scientific Title A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the efficacy of the continuous intake of food containing quercetin glycoside on the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine efficacy in a healthy adult with a high body-mass index or elderly.
Date of disclosure of the study information 2022/02/21
Last modified on 2026/04/16 14:50:54

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Basic information

Public title

A study to evaluate the efficacy of the continuous intake of food containing flavonoids (quercetin glycoside) on the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine efficacy in a healthy adult with a high body-mass index or elderly.

Acronym

A study to evaluate the efficacy of the intake of food containing flavonoids (quercetin glycoside) on the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine.

Scientific Title

A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the efficacy of the continuous intake of food containing quercetin glycoside on the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine efficacy in a healthy adult with a high body-mass index or elderly.

Scientific Title:Acronym

A study to evaluate the efficacy of food intake containing quercetin glycoside on the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine efficacy.

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

Healthy adults

Classification by specialty

Adult

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

YES


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

The effect of continuous food intake containing quercetin for four weeks, before SARS-CoV-2 booster vaccination, on 1) the immune cells, or on 2) the anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody and T-cell immunity will be evaluated by a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.

Basic objectives2

Safety,Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1

Exploratory

Trial characteristics_2

Pragmatic

Developmental phase



Assessment

Primary outcomes

Antibody titers against SARS-CoV-2 RBD at 2, 4, 12 weeks post-vaccination.

Key secondary outcomes

Antibody titers and neutralizing activity against SARS-CoV-2 RBD of variants of concern. Description of the daily health condition by participants.


Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Parallel

Randomization

Randomized

Randomization unit

Individual

Blinding

Double blind -all involved are blinded

Control

Placebo

Stratification

YES

Dynamic allocation

NO

Institution consideration


Blocking

YES

Concealment

No need to know


Intervention

No. of arms

2

Purpose of intervention

Prevention

Type of intervention

Food

Interventions/Control_1

Before SARS-CoV-2 booster vaccination, participants will take quercetin glycoside capsules twice a day for 4 weeks.

Interventions/Control_2

Before SARS-CoV-2 booster vaccination, participants will take placebo capsules twice a day for 4 weeks.

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

20 years-old <=

Age-upper limit


Not applicable

Gender

Male and Female

Key inclusion criteria

1. Subjects fully understand the significance, content, and purpose of this study and agree to participate with written informed consent (IC).
2. Japanese healthy males or females who are equal to or over 65 years of age at the time of obtaining IC, or who are equal to or over 20 years old with 23.0 kg/m2 BMI at the time of obtaining IC.
3. No medication for lifestyle disease at the time of obtaining IC.
4. Subjects who have received twice injections of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, either Pfizer (BNT162b2) or Moderna (mRNA1273), then spent more than 7 months until 4 weeks post food intake.
5. Subjects who would like to have 3rd booster of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine of Moderna (mRNA1273).
6. Subjects who are willing to describe the self-health condition daily and capable of that.

Key exclusion criteria

1. Pacemaker or defibrillator users.
2. Subjects diagnosed as an unappropriated health condition by the corresponding clinician of the study.
3. Subjects who have severe cardiac or vascular disease, including thrombosis, blood, respiratory, hepatic, kidney, digestive, or psychiatric disorders, or have a history of such a condition.
4. Subjects who have an allergy such as systemic rash or a history of such symptoms.
5. Subjects who have seizures including febrile convulsion, Guillain-Barre syndrome, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, or previous history.
6. Subjects who have been diagnosed with abnormal immunity by clinicians.
7. Subjects who have currently received medications, which potentially affect the evaluation of the immune responses, or who plan to have such drugs during this study.
8. Subjects who have previously anaphylactic reaction by food or drugs.
9. Subjects who have a history of anaphylactic reaction provoked by either the test food, the ingredients of the test food (quercetins or flavonoids), or potentially experience an anaphylactic reaction to them.
10. Subjects who plan to participate in other clinical studies until the end of this study from 4 weeks before the study.
11. Subjects who are pregnant, potentially pregnant, or lactating females.

Target sample size

80


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name Jun
Middle name
Last name NISHIHIRA

Organization

Hokkaido Information University

Division name

Department of Medical Management and Informatics

Zip code

069-8585

Address

59-2, Nishi-nopporo, Ebetsu, Hokkaido, 069-8585, Japan

TEL

011-385-4411

Email

nishihira@do-johodai.ac.jp


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name Naoyuki
Middle name
Last name HONMA

Organization

Hokkaido Information University

Division name

Health Information Science Center

Zip code

069-8585

Address

59-2, Nishi-nopporo, Ebetsu, Hokkaido, 069-8585, Japan

TEL

011-385-4430

Homepage URL


Email

clinical-food@do-johodai.ac.jp


Sponsor or person

Institute

Hokkaido Information University

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Other

Nationality of Funding Organization

Japan


Other related organizations

Co-sponsor

National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition

Name of secondary funder(s)



IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization

The ethics committee of Hokkaido Information University

Address

59-2, Nishi-nopporo, Ebetsu, Hokkaido, 069-8585, Japan

Tel

011-385-4411

Email

soumu@do-johodai.ac.jp


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

北海道情報大学 保健センター(北海道)


Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2022 Year 02 Month 21 Day


Related information

URL releasing protocol


Publication of results

Unpublished


Result

URL related to results and publications


Number of participants that the trial has enrolled

60

Results


Results date posted


Results Delayed


Results Delay Reason


Date of the first journal publication of results


Baseline Characteristics


Participant flow


Adverse events


Outcome measures


Plan to share IPD


IPD sharing Plan description



Progress

Recruitment status

Main results already published

Date of protocol fixation

2022 Year 02 Month 14 Day

Date of IRB

2022 Year 02 Month 14 Day

Anticipated trial start date

2022 Year 03 Month 15 Day

Last follow-up date

2022 Year 07 Month 17 Day

Date of closure to data entry

2022 Year 09 Month 15 Day

Date trial data considered complete

2022 Year 09 Month 22 Day

Date analysis concluded

2026 Year 03 Month 31 Day


Other

Other related information



Management information

Registered date

2022 Year 02 Month 18 Day

Last modified on

2026 Year 04 Month 16 Day



Link to view the page

Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000053560