UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000057422
Receipt number R000065609
Scientific Title A study to verify the sleep-improving effects of the test food consumption: a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, parallel-group comparison study
Date of disclosure of the study information 2025/03/27
Last modified on 2025/12/16 09:24:43

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Basic information

Public title

A study to verify the sleep-improving effects of the test food consumption: a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, parallel-group comparison study

Acronym

A study to verify the sleep-improving effects of the test food consumption: a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, parallel-group comparison study

Scientific Title

A study to verify the sleep-improving effects of the test food consumption: a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, parallel-group comparison study

Scientific Title:Acronym

A study to verify the sleep-improving effects of the test food consumption

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

Healthy Japanese

Classification by specialty

Not applicable Adult

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

To verify the effects of test food consumption on sleep improvement

Basic objectives2

Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1

Confirmatory

Trial characteristics_2

Pragmatic

Developmental phase

Not applicable


Assessment

Primary outcomes

1. The measured value of Zc score of "sleepiness on rising" in the OSA sleep inventory MA version (OSA-MA) at 12 weeks after intervention (12w)

Key secondary outcomes

1. The measured value of Zc score of "sleepiness on rising" at 6 weeks after intervention (6w)

2. The measured values of Zc score of "initiation and maintenance of sleep," "frequent dreaming," "refreshing," and "sleep length" at 6w and 12w

3. The measured value of total score of the Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS) at 6w and 12w


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

Institution is not considered as adjustment factor.

Blocking

YES

Concealment



Intervention

No. of arms

2

Purpose of intervention

Educational,Counseling,Training

Type of intervention

Food

Interventions/Control_1

Duration: 12 weeks
Test product: Food containing plasmalogen
Administration: Take four capsules per day in the morning.

*If you forget to take the test food, take it as soon as you remember. Daily dose should be taken within the day and not carried over to the next day.

Interventions/Control_2

Duration: 12 weeks
Test product: Food not containing plasmalogen
Administration: Take four capsules per day in the morning.

*If you forget to take the test food, take it as soon as you remember. Daily dose should be taken within the day and not carried over to the next day.

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


Not applicable

Gender

Male and Female

Key inclusion criteria

1. Japanese

2. Men or women

3. Adults

4. Healthy individuals

5. Individuals whose Zc score of "sleepiness on rising" is relatively low at screening

Key exclusion criteria

Individuals who
1. are undergoing medical treatment or have a medical history of malignant tumor, heart failure, or myocardial infarction

2. have a pacemaker or an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD)

3. are currently undergoing treatment of any of the following chronic diseases: cardiac arrhythmia, liver disorder, chronic kidney disease, cerebrovascular disorder, rheumatic disease, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, hypertension, or any other chronic diseases

4. are undergoing medical treatment or have a medical history of any of the following diseases: mental disorders (e.g., depression), sleep apnea syndrome, hypersomnia, narcolepsy, insomnia, or valvular heart disease

5. have habits of consuming foods or using devices to improve sleep

6. have irregular sleeping habits due to lifestyle such as night shifts

7. fall under the following sleeping conditions: sleeping in the same room with two or more people, living with preschool-aged children, living with individuals who require nursing care, or having their sleep potentially disturbed by the influence of others

8. have nocturia two times or more

9. usually drink to excess (average of more than about 20 g/day as absolute alcohol intake)

10. are taking "Foods for Specified Health Uses" or "Foods with Functional Claims"

11. are taking medications (including herbal medicines) or supplements

12. are allergic to medicines or foods related to the test product, or have a gelatin allergy or sea squirt-induced asthma

13. are pregnant, lactating, or planning to become pregnant during this study

14. have been enrolled in other clinical studies within the last 28 days before the agreement to participate in this study or plan to participate in another study during this study

15. are judged as ineligible to participate in this study by the physician

Target sample size

40


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name Tsuyoshi
Middle name
Last name Takara

Organization

Medical Corporation Seishinkai, Takara Clinic

Division name

Director

Zip code

141-0022

Address

9F Taisei Bldg., 2-3-2, Higashi-gotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan

TEL

03-5793-3623

Email

t-takara@takara-clinic.com


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name Naoko
Middle name
Last name Suzuki

Organization

ORTHOMEDICO Inc.

Division name

R&D Department

Zip code

112-0002

Address

2F Sumitomo Fudosan Korakuen Bldg., 1-4-1, Koishikawa, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

TEL

03-3818-0610

Homepage URL


Email

nao@orthomedico.jp


Sponsor or person

Institute

AOBA KASEI CO., LTD.

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

AOBA KASEI CO., LTD.

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Profit organization

Nationality of Funding Organization



Other related organizations

Co-sponsor


Name of secondary funder(s)



IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization

The ethical committee of the Takara Clinic, Medical Corporation Seishinkai

Address

9F Taisei Bldg., 2-3-2, Higashi-gotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Tel

03-5793-3623

Email

IRB@takara-clinic.com


Secondary IDs

Secondary IDs

YES

Study ID_1

NCT06907537

Org. issuing International ID_1

ClinicalTrials.gov

Study ID_2


Org. issuing International ID_2


IND to MHLW



Institutions

Institutions

医療法人社団盛心会 タカラクリニック (東京都)
Medical Corporation Seishinkai, Takara Clinic (Tokyo, Japan)

南町医院 (東京都)
Nerima Medical Association, Minami-machi Clinic (Tokyo, Japan)


Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2025 Year 03 Month 27 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

44

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

2025 Year 03 Month 12 Day

Date of IRB

2025 Year 03 Month 12 Day

Anticipated trial start date

2025 Year 03 Month 27 Day

Last follow-up date

2025 Year 09 Month 15 Day

Date of closure to data entry


Date trial data considered complete


Date analysis concluded



Other

Other related information



Management information

Registered date

2025 Year 03 Month 27 Day

Last modified on

2025 Year 12 Month 16 Day



Link to view the page

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https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000065609