UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000056466
Receipt number R000064524
Scientific Title Study of effects on physical condition by the intake of gluten-free foods
Date of disclosure of the study information 2024/12/16
Last modified on 2025/12/17 14:58:08

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Basic information

Public title

Study of effects on physical condition by the intake of gluten-free foods

Acronym

Study of effects on physical condition by the intake of gluten-free foods

Scientific Title

Study of effects on physical condition by the intake of gluten-free foods

Scientific Title:Acronym

Study of effects on physical condition by the intake of gluten-free foods

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

Healthy adult

Classification by specialty

Not applicable Adult

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

To investigate the effects of gluten-free foods on abdominal symptom and blood markers after 4 weeks of ingestion.

Basic objectives2

Safety,Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1

Confirmatory

Trial characteristics_2


Developmental phase

Not applicable


Assessment

Primary outcomes

abdominal symptom

Key secondary outcomes

blood examination, feces examination, QOL questionnaire


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

Prevention

Type of intervention

Food

Interventions/Control_1

Intake of gluten-free foods for 4 consecutive weeks

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

64 years-old >=

Gender

Male and Female

Key inclusion criteria

(1) Males and females from 18 to 64 years of age
(2) Subjects with BMI level of 18.5 or more and less than 25.0 kg/m2
(3) Subjects who intake wheat processed food as staple food 14 or more per week and correspond to (A) or (B)
(A) Subjects who do not feel any particular change in their physical condition
(B) Subjects who are aware of abdominal symptom
Conditions corresponding to (B), either or both of following
(i) abdominal symptom, 1 or more of the following: postprandial fullness, early satiation, epigastric pain, and epigastric burning, which are unexplained after a routine clinical evaluation; and includes 2 subcategories: postprandial distress syndrome that is characterized by meal-induced dyspeptic symptoms and epigastric pain syndrome that does not occur exclusively postprandially; the 2 subgroups can overlap
(ii) abdominal symptom, Recurrent abdominal pain, on average, at least 1 day per week in the last 3 months, associated with 2 or more of the following criteria: related to defecation, associated with a change in frequency of stool, associated with a change in form (appearance) of stool: a criteria fulfilled for the last 3 months with symptom onset at least 6 months before diagnosis
(4) Subjects who can limit their intake of processed wheat foods during the intervention period
(5) Subjects who fully understand the purpose and content of the study and voluntarily agree to participate in the study

Key exclusion criteria

(1) Subjects who has been diagnosed digestive system disease
(2) Subjects who have allergies related to a food
(3) Subjects who may develop allergies in relation to the study
(4) Subjects who have had abnormalities in clinical laboratory values or cardiopulmonary function, and are judged to have a problem participating in the study
(5) Subjects who have a disease that requires constant medication (whether external or internal), those who have a disease under treatment (except for dry eye and dental caries treatment), those who have a history of serious disease that required medication, and those who are scheduled for surgery
(6) Subjects whose physical measurements before the start of intake were significantly out of the reference range
(7) Subjects who work in shifts, work late at night, and have an irregular daily rhythm
(8) Subjects who have participated in other clinical trials within one month prior to obtaining consent to participate in this study
(9) Subjects who cannot intake gluten-free foods during the intervention due to the vacation, business trip or the event
(10) Subjects who plan to change daily habits during the study
(11) Subjects who eat a large amount of food at a time compared to the average amount of meals
(12) Subjects who have difficulty in keeping a diary.
(13) Subjects who plan to become pregnant or breastfeed during the study
(14) Subjects who are judged to be inappropriate as study subjects based on their answers to the lifestyle questionnaire
(15) Subjects who are judged as unsuitable for the study by the investigator for other reason

Target sample size

30


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name Jyoto
Middle name
Last name Yoshimoto

Organization

Mizkan Holdings Co.,Ltd.

Division name

Central Research Institute

Zip code

475-8585

Address

2-6 Nakamuracho, Handa, Aichi

TEL

080-1576-3917

Email

yoshimoto_jyoutou@mizkan.co.jp


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name Kaori
Middle name
Last name Yoshimoto

Organization

EP Mediate Co., Ltd.

Division name

Development Department

Zip code

162-0821

Address

Kagurazaka AK Bldg., 1-8 Tsukudocho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo

TEL

080-1193-3234

Homepage URL


Email

yoshimura.kaori265@eps.co.jp


Sponsor or person

Institute

EP Mediate Co., Ltd.

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

Mizkan Holdings Co., Ltd.

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Profit organization

Nationality of Funding Organization

Japan


Other related organizations

Co-sponsor


Name of secondary funder(s)



IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization

Medical Station Clinic Research Ethics Committee

Address

3-12-8, Takaban, Meguro-ku, Tokyo

Tel

03-6452-2712

Email

nakajima.megumi888@eps.co.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

メディカルステーションクリニック


Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2024 Year 12 Month 16 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

30

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 12 Month 12 Day

Date of IRB

2024 Year 12 Month 12 Day

Anticipated trial start date

2024 Year 12 Month 16 Day

Last follow-up date

2025 Year 02 Month 28 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 12 Month 16 Day

Last modified on

2025 Year 12 Month 17 Day



Link to view the page

Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000064524