UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000049817
Receipt number R000056726
Scientific Title A randomized, parallel-group comparison study o on the effects of continuous intake of barley on human immune function and others
Date of disclosure of the study information 2024/12/31
Last modified on 2024/04/12 11:59:42

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Basic information

Public title

A randomized, parallel-group comparison study on the effects of continuous intake of barley on human immune function and others

Acronym

A study on the effects of continuous intake of barley on human immune function and others

Scientific Title

A randomized, parallel-group comparison study o on the effects of continuous intake of barley on human immune function and others

Scientific Title:Acronym

A study on the effects of continuous intake of barley on human immune function and others

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

Healthy subjects

Classification by specialty

Not applicable

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

To investigate the effects of continuous intake of barley on human immune function and others

Basic objectives2

Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1

Confirmatory

Trial characteristics_2

Explanatory

Developmental phase

Not applicable


Assessment

Primary outcomes

Questionnaire for physical condition and stress

Key secondary outcomes

1.Expression levels of CD86 and others in conventional DC,plasmacytoid DC, and monocyte
2.NK cell activity
3.White blood cell count
4.Levels of IgA in feces
5.Levels of short chain fatty acids in feces
6.Intestinal flora


Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Parallel

Randomization

Randomized

Randomization unit

Individual

Blinding

Single blind -investigator(s) and assessor(s) 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

100 g/day of boiled barley intake for 8 weeks

Interventions/Control_2

100 g/day of cooked white rice intake for 8 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.Japanese men and women aged 20 years or older at the time of registration.
2.BMI not less than 18.5 kg/m2, under 25.0 kg/m2
3.Those who do not have any disease receiving continuous treatment, medication, and lifestyle guidance.
4.Those who usually consume cooked white rice as a staple food at least once a day (Priority given to registrate those who consume at least 100 g/meal of cooked white rice).
5.Those who can input their own data into the electronic diary.
6.Those who do not plan to be vaccinated against COVID-19 during the research period.
7.Those who received sufficient explanation for the objective and summary of the trial, and voluntarily volunteered to the trial with the agreement of informed consent.

Key exclusion criteria

1.Those who are receiving any types of medicines and/or Chinese medical treatment except a dose of medicine taken only once.
2.Those who have medical treatments such a diet therapy and/or an exercise therapy.
3.Those who had been experiencing a severe disease.
4.Those who currently have or have history of allergic dermatitis, allergic rhinitis (including seasonal hay fever), bronchial asthma, and chronic bronchitis.
5.Those who have a drug/food allergy.
6.Those who have currently been taking commercially available drugs, quasi-drug products, and foods or supplements with functional claims. However, those who can discontinue taking these foods during the trial period after obtaining informed consent will be allowed to join the trial.
7.Those who have currently been taking rice other than white rice (e.g. brown rice, barley rice, mixed grain rice) as a staple food.
8.Those who have currently been taking barley products.
9.Those who drink more than 60 g alcohol/day.
10.Those who have excessive smoking habits (21 or more cigarettes/day).
11.Those who frequently have to redo of blood for medical examinations, and who have felt unwell due to blood collection in the past.
12.Those who have donated blood of 200 mL or more by blood component donation or whole blood donation within 1 month before the beginning of the study.
13.Those who work on the shiftwork.
14.Those who have plans of major change on their lifestyle (e.g. diet, sleep and exercise) during the study period.
15.Those who are planning to travel abroad during the study period.
16.Those who have joined other clinical trials in the past 1 month before receiving informed consent in this study, or are currently joining other clinical trials, or are planning to join other clinical trials.
17.Women who are pregnant or may become pregnant, or lactating.
18.Those who are unsuitable for this trial that judged by the principal investigator.

Target sample size

60


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name Risa
Middle name
Last name Araki

Organization

National Agriculture and Food Research Organization

Division name

Institute of Food Research

Zip code

305-8642

Address

2-1-12 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

TEL

029-838-7970

Email

arakir778@affrc.go.jp


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name Masuko
Middle name
Last name Kobori

Organization

National Agriculture and Food Research Organization

Division name

Institute of Food Research

Zip code

305-8642

Address

2-1-12 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

TEL

029-838-7970

Homepage URL


Email

kobori@affrc.go.jp


Sponsor or person

Institute

National Agriculture and Food Research Organization

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Japanese Governmental office

Nationality of Funding Organization

Japan


Other related organizations

Co-sponsor

Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba

Name of secondary funder(s)

National Agriculture and Food Research Organization


IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization

Institutional Review Board for Human Subjects Research

Address

3-1-1 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

Tel

029-838-6932

Email

naro-human-jikken@ml.affrc.go.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



Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2024 Year 12 Month 31 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


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

Completed

Date of protocol fixation

2022 Year 12 Month 14 Day

Date of IRB

2022 Year 11 Month 14 Day

Anticipated trial start date

2022 Year 12 Month 15 Day

Last follow-up date

2023 Year 03 Month 24 Day

Date of closure to data entry


Date trial data considered complete


Date analysis concluded



Other

Other related information



Management information

Registered date

2022 Year 12 Month 19 Day

Last modified on

2024 Year 04 Month 12 Day



Link to view the page

Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000056726