UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000058476
Receipt number R000066639
Scientific Title The study for exploring functional materials in the frailty. -A randomized, parallel-group comparison study -
Date of disclosure of the study information 2025/07/18
Last modified on 2026/10/01 15:58:57

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Basic information

Public title

The study for exploring functional materials in the frailty.
-A randomized, parallel-group comparison study -

Acronym

The study for exploring functional materials in the frailty.

Scientific Title

The study for exploring functional materials in the frailty.
-A randomized, parallel-group comparison study -

Scientific Title:Acronym

The study for exploring functional materials in the frailty.

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

None

Classification by specialty

Adult

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

To examine the effect of Food Material A or Food Material B continuously intake for 12 weeks on the frail status of men between 60 and 80 years old, who have been classified as pre-frail or frail through urinary metabolite analysis, compared to the non-intake group.

Basic objectives2

Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1


Trial characteristics_2


Developmental phase



Assessment

Primary outcomes

Urinary metabolites

Key secondary outcomes

1) Grip strength
2) The 6-Meter Walking Test
3) Turn up Go(Time up and go test)
4) The Eyes opened Single Leg Balance Test
5) SMI
6) The Japan Science and Technology Agency Index of Competence
7) The Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale
8) GAD-7
9) WHO-5
10) Frailty Basic Checklist


Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Parallel

Randomization

Randomized

Randomization unit

Individual

Blinding

Open -but assessor(s) are blinded

Control

No treatment

Stratification


Dynamic allocation


Institution consideration


Blocking


Concealment



Intervention

No. of arms

3

Purpose of intervention

Prevention

Type of intervention

Food

Interventions/Control_1

Intake of one bottle of study Food A once a day for 12 weeks.

Interventions/Control_2

Intake of one bottle of study Food B once a day for 12 weeks.

Interventions/Control_3

No intake of study food.

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

60 years-old <=

Age-upper limit

80 years-old >=

Gender

Male

Key inclusion criteria

1) Men between 60 and 80 years of age at the time of obtaining consent.
2) Those who are aware that their physical strength has decreased compared to the past.
3) Those who are determined to be in the borderline range in the urinary VOC (frailty index) measurement performed in the screening test.
4) Those who scored 13 points or less on the designated evaluation Measures prior to the screening test.
5) Those who have received a sufficient explanation of the purpose and content of the study, have the ability to consent, voluntarily applied to participate in the study after a good understanding, and have agreed to participate in the study in writing.

Key exclusion criteria

1) Those with serious illnesses such as cancer, liver damage, kidney damage, heart disease, diabetes, etc.
2) Those who cannot come to the research site by themselves.
3) Those who have difficulty in taking study food.
4) Those who cannot perform the walking test or one leg stand test (those who need a cane, those who have problems in normal walking, etc.).
5) Those who take health foods that may influence the research results.
6) Those who regularly use study food.
7) Those who have a digestive disease or a history of digestive surgery (except appendicitis).
8) Those who have a history or current history of alcohol dependency.
9) Those who have reported food allergies to the study foods.
10) Those who are unable to abstain from alcohol from the day before each test.
11) Those who suffer from mental illness such as depression.
12) Those who have an extremely irregular dietary habit, those who work late-night shifts (including those who work late-night hours), or those who have an irregular rhythm of life.
13) Those who have participated or wish to participate in trials involving the ingestion of other foods or the use of drugs, or the application of cosmetics and drugs, within 3 months before the date of obtaining consent.
14) Those who are judged by the principal investigator to be inappropriate as study subjects for other reasons.

Target sample size

45


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name Yoshitaka
Middle name
Last name Iwama

Organization

Nihonbashi Cardiology Clinic

Division name

Director

Zip code

103-0004

Address

Anela Bldg. 8F, 3-3-3 Higashi Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

TEL

03-5641-4133

Email

yiwama@well-sleep.jp


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name Masanori
Middle name
Last name Numazu

Organization

KSO Corporation

Division name

Clinical Trial Management department

Zip code

105-0023

Address

Shibaura Omodaka Building 7F, 1-9-7 Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo

TEL

03-3452-7733

Homepage URL


Email

eigyou27@kso.co.jp


Sponsor or person

Institute

KSO Corporation

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

Asahi Soft Drinks 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

Ethical Committee of Kobuna Orthopedics Clinic

Address

5-656-17 Joto-machi, Maebashi-shi, Gunma

Tel

027-212-5608

Email

sagawa@mc-connect.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



Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2025 Year 07 Month 18 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

45

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 04 Month 18 Day

Date of IRB

2025 Year 04 Month 24 Day

Anticipated trial start date

2025 Year 07 Month 19 Day

Last follow-up date

2026 Year 01 Month 17 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 07 Month 15 Day

Last modified on

2026 Year 10 Month 01 Day



Link to view the page

Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000066639