UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000058354
Receipt number R000066671
Scientific Title Effects of Ingestion of Lactic Acid Bacteria on Subjective Physical Symptoms in Children: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel Group Comparison Study.
Date of disclosure of the study information 2025/07/03
Last modified on 2025/07/02 15:43:03

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Basic information

Public title

Effects of Ingestion of Lactic Acid Bacteria on Subjective Physical Symptoms in Children: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel Group Comparison Study.

Acronym

Effects of Ingestion of Lactic Acid Bacteria on Subjective Physical Symptoms in Children.

Scientific Title

Effects of Ingestion of Lactic Acid Bacteria on Subjective Physical Symptoms in Children: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel Group Comparison Study.

Scientific Title:Acronym

Effects of Ingestion of Lactic Acid Bacteria on Subjective Physical Symptoms in Children.

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

Healthy children

Classification by specialty

Not applicable Child

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

To prove benefits of lactic acid bacteria intake on cold symptoms in healthy children.

Basic objectives2

Safety,Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1


Trial characteristics_2


Developmental phase



Assessment

Primary outcomes

Number of days and duration of cold symptoms
Number of fever days
Number of vomiting
Number of days of antibiotics use
Number of days absent from nursery school or kindergarten
Number of days and duration of diarrhea

Key secondary outcomes



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

Prevention

Type of intervention

Food

Interventions/Control_1

Daily ingestion of powdered lactic acid bacteria for 24 weeks.

Interventions/Control_2

Daily ingestion of placebo powder for 24 weeks.

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

2 years-old <=

Age-upper limit

6 years-old >

Gender

Male and Female

Key inclusion criteria

1. Subjects who are between the ages of 2 and 5 years old.
2. Subjects whose parents agree to participate in this study with a written informed consent.

Key exclusion criteria

1. Subjects with serious hepatic, renal, cardiac, lung, gastrointestinal, blood, brain, endocrine or metabolic diseases, and/or with serious medical history of those disease.
2. Subjects who regularly use oral or nasal medications.
3. Subjects who regularly use steroids.
4. Subjects who regularly take foods that affect immune function.
5. Subjects with severe perennial and/or seasonal allergic symptoms.
6. Subjects at risk of allergic reactions to drugs or foods.
7. Subjects who participated in clinical studies of other drugs and foods within the last 4 weeks prior to the current study.
8. Subjects who are deemed ineligible by the principal investigator.

Target sample size

200


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name Jun
Middle name
Last name NISHIHIRA

Organization

Hokkaido Information University

Division name

Department of Medical Management and Informatics

Zip code

069-8585

Address

59-2, Nishi-nopporo, Ebetsu, Hokkaido, 069-8585, Japan

TEL

011-385-4430

Email

hisc-acad.res@s.do-johodai.ac.jp


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name Naoyuki
Middle name
Last name HONMA

Organization

Hokkaido Information University

Division name

Health Information Science Center

Zip code

069-8585

Address

59-2, Nishi-nopporo, Ebetsu, Hokkaido, 069-8585, Japan

TEL

011-385-4430

Homepage URL


Email

hisc-acad.res@s.do-johodai.ac.jp


Sponsor or person

Institute

Hokkaido Information University

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

Morinaga Milk Industry 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

The ethics committee of Hokkaido Information University

Address

59-2, Nishi-nopporo, Ebetsu, Hokkaido, 069-8585, Japan

Tel

011-385-4411

Email

soumu@do-johodai.ac.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

北海道情報大学 保健センター(北海道)


Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2025 Year 07 Month 03 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 19 Day

Date of IRB

2025 Year 06 Month 19 Day

Anticipated trial start date

2025 Year 07 Month 04 Day

Last follow-up date

2026 Year 05 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 07 Month 03 Day

Last modified on

2025 Year 07 Month 02 Day



Link to view the page

Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000066671