UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000058303
Receipt number R000066650
Scientific Title A Pre- and Post- Comparative Study on the Intestinal Delivery of Probiotics in Neonates with Two Different Dosages
Date of disclosure of the study information 2025/06/29
Last modified on 2025/06/27 15:39:20

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Basic information

Public title

A Pre- and Post- Comparative Study on the Intestinal Delivery of Probiotics in Neonates with Two Different Dosages

Acronym

Clinical Trial on the Effects of Probiotics on Neonates

Scientific Title

A Pre- and Post- Comparative Study on the Intestinal Delivery of Probiotics in Neonates with Two Different Dosages

Scientific Title:Acronym

A Pre- and Post- Comparative Study on the Intestinal Delivery of Probiotics in Neonates with Two Different Dosages

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

None

Classification by specialty

Not applicable Child

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

To exploratively evaluate the intestinal delivery of probiotics, changes in the gut environment, and effects on health when healthy neonates consume test foods containing probiotic.

Basic objectives2

Safety,Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1

Exploratory

Trial characteristics_2


Developmental phase



Assessment

Primary outcomes

Detection count and presence of probiotic strains from the test food in feces

Key secondary outcomes

1. Detection and presence of Bifidobacteria in the gut microbiota, and the count of Bifidobacteria in feces
2. Indicators related to the gut microbiota (occupancy rate and presence of each gut bacterium, diversity measures, etc.)
3. Frequency of bowel movements and stool characteristics


Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Parallel

Randomization

Randomized

Randomization unit

Individual

Blinding

Single blind -participants are blinded

Control

Dose comparison

Stratification

YES

Dynamic allocation


Institution consideration


Blocking


Concealment



Intervention

No. of arms

2

Purpose of intervention

Prevention

Type of intervention

Food

Interventions/Control_1

Consumption of test foods containing high-dose probiotics until the one-month health check-up

Interventions/Control_2

Consumption of test foods containing low-dose probiotics until the one-month health check-up

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

1 days-old <=

Age-upper limit

7 days-old >=

Gender

Male and Female

Key inclusion criteria

1. Infants within 7 days of birth
2. Infants with a gestational age of 37 weeks or more but less than 42 weeks
3. Infants for whom written consent has been obtained from a legal guardian (or surrogate)
4. Infants assessed by the principal investigator as being in good health

Key exclusion criteria

1. Infants who do not plan to use formula milk during the study period
2. Infants who have or are at risk of having allergies to milk, soy, or neonatal/infant gastrointestinal allergies, making it difficult to feed them regular infant formula
3. Infants born from multiple births
4. Infants with a birth weight of less than 2,500 g or more than 4,000 g
5. Infants who have been administered probiotics or antibiotics
6. Infants with suspected or congenital severe diseases of the blood, liver, heart, kidneys, digestive system, or suspected immunodeficiency
7. Infants whose mothers have severe liver, kidney, cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrine, metabolic disorders, or psychiatric disorders
8. Infants who plan to use probiotics or prebiotics other than the test food during the study period
9. Infants deemed inappropriate as subjects by the principal investigator based on background, physical findings, examinations, physical tests, and clinical test results

Target sample size

40


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name Daigo
Middle name
Last name Itou

Organization

Yokota Maternity Hospital

Division name

Head of Pediatrics

Zip code

371-0031

Address

1-5-22 Shimokoidecho, Maebashi-shi,Gunma

TEL

027-219-4103

Email

ito@yokotamaternity.jp


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name Eriko
Middle name
Last name Yokoshima

Organization

KSO Corporation

Division name

Clinical Trial Management Department

Zip code

105-0023

Address

1-9-7 Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo

TEL

03-3452-7733

Homepage URL


Email

yokoshima@kso.co.jp


Sponsor or person

Institute

KSO Corporation

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

Morinaga Milk Industry 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

5-656-17Joutou-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

横田マタニティーホスピタル Yokota Maternity Hospital


Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2025 Year 06 Month 29 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

Preinitiation

Date of protocol fixation

2025 Year 06 Month 17 Day

Date of IRB

2025 Year 06 Month 19 Day

Anticipated trial start date

2025 Year 06 Month 30 Day

Last follow-up date

2025 Year 12 Month 31 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 06 Month 27 Day

Last modified on

2025 Year 06 Month 27 Day



Link to view the page

Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000066650