UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000055873
Receipt number R000063855
Scientific Title Placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomized, parallel-group comparative study to investigate the effectiveness of ingesting test product (symbols: X and Y) on dermal moisture content.
Date of disclosure of the study information 2025/12/31
Last modified on 2025/09/29 18:15:00

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Basic information

Public title

Clinical trial to confirm the effect of test product intake on improving skin moisture

Acronym

Clinical trials on test product

Scientific Title

Placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomized, parallel-group comparative study to investigate the effectiveness of ingesting test product (symbols: X and Y) on dermal moisture content.

Scientific Title:Acronym

Test product intervention study

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

None

Classification by specialty

Not applicable Adult

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

Confirm the effectiveness of ingesting the test product for 12 weeks on the skin.

Basic objectives2

Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1


Trial characteristics_2


Developmental phase



Assessment

Primary outcomes

Moisture content of the dermis

Key secondary outcomes

Skin viscoelasticity
Blood factors
Skin carotenoid levels
Full face photo
questionnaire


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

Treatment

Type of intervention

Food

Interventions/Control_1

Continuous consumption for 12 weeks of a beverage containing the test substance

Interventions/Control_2

Continuous consumption for 12 weeks of Placebo beverage

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

35 years-old <=

Age-upper limit

50 years-old >=

Gender

Female

Key inclusion criteria

Persons who meet all of the following conditions will be selected.

1.Individuals who have expressed a desire to participate in the study, understood the explanation, and can provide written consent to participate in the study
2. Healthy Japanese women aged 35-50
3. Individuals who are aware of a lack of vegetables
4. Individuals who are concerned about a decrease in skin elasticity
5. Individuals with a regular lifestyle (those who wake up in the morning and go to bed at night, with relatively regular wake-up and bedtimes)
6. Individuals who are able to fill out documents such as consent forms, questionnaires, and test product intake diaries

Key exclusion criteria

Those who meet even one of the following conditions will be excluded.

1. Taking medicines, foods for specified health uses, functional foods, health foods, or beauty supplements that claim to have moisturizing effects, skin elasticity maintenance effects, or estrogen-like effects (3 times or more per week)
2. Taking supplements containing carotenoids (3 times or more per week)
3. Taking concentrated mixed vegetable juice, mixed vegetable and fruit juice, tomato juice, carrot juice, orange juice, green juice, or mango juice (3 times or more per week)
4. Taking carrots, pumpkin, spinach, or chrysanthemums (3 times or more per week)
5. Having significant abnormalities in the skin condition of the test site
6. Having had cosmetic medical treatment that could affect the test site
7. Having not yet received facial or body beauty treatment for more than one month ago
8. Atopic dermatitis, etc. 9. Currently visiting a doctor and using medicines
10. BMI is less than 18.5 and more than 25
11. Smoker
12. Excessive alcohol intake
13. Asthma
14. Hay fever
15. Pregnant or planning to be pregnant, or breastfeeding
16. Currently participating in a study involving the ingestion of other beverages or medicines, or a study involving the application of cosmetics or medicines, or participating in a similar study and having completed the study more than 3 months ago
17. May develop allergic symptoms from ingesting the test product
18. Planning to travel overseas or take a long domestic trip during the study period
19. Night shift or two-shift work (different from the daily rhythm of waking up in the morning and going to bed at night)
20. Other subjects that the study director or study manager deems inappropriate (uncooperative subjects, etc.)

Target sample size

40


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name Masahiko
Middle name
Last name Toyoda

Organization

SHISEIDO CO., LTD.

Division name

MIRAI Technology Institute

Zip code

220-0011

Address

1-2-11, Takashima, Nishi-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken

TEL

045-222-1600

Email

masahiko.toyoda@shiseido.com


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name Kanako
Middle name
Last name Sakurai

Organization

Inforward, inc

Division name

Ebisu skin research center

Zip code

150-0013

Address

Sankei 51 Building 5F, 1-11-2 Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

TEL

03-5793-8712

Homepage URL


Email

sakurai@inforward.co.jp


Sponsor or person

Institute

SHISEIDO CO., LTD.

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

None

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Self funding

Nationality of Funding Organization



Other related organizations

Co-sponsor

KAGOME CO., LTD

Name of secondary funder(s)



IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization

General Incorporated Association Clinical Research Review Center

Address

2972-8-603, Ishikawamachi, Hachioji-chi, Tokyo, Japan

Tel

090-3547-6398

Email

crrctakashima@kpd.biglobe.ne.jp


Secondary IDs

Secondary IDs

YES

Study ID_1

SD-2024-11-007

Org. issuing International ID_1

Inforward, inc

Study ID_2


Org. issuing International ID_2


IND to MHLW



Institutions

Institutions



Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2025 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

2024 Year 10 Month 02 Day

Date of IRB

2024 Year 10 Month 09 Day

Anticipated trial start date

2024 Year 11 Month 09 Day

Last follow-up date

2025 Year 03 Month 30 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 18 Day

Last modified on

2025 Year 09 Month 29 Day



Link to view the page

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https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000063855