UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000058588
Receipt number R000066943
Scientific Title A Study on the Effects of the Test Food on Intestinal Regulation -A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Crossover Study-
Date of disclosure of the study information 2025/07/28
Last modified on 2025/07/24 16:27:27

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Basic information

Public title

A Study on the Effects of the Test Food on Intestinal Regulation -A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Crossover Study-

Acronym

A Study on the Effects of the Test Food on Intestinal Regulation

Scientific Title

A Study on the Effects of the Test Food on Intestinal Regulation -A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Crossover Study-

Scientific Title:Acronym

A Study on the Effects of the Test Food on Intestinal Regulation -A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Crossover Study-

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

Healthy adults

Classification by specialty

Not applicable Adult

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

To examine the effects of test food on bowel movements and intestinal environment for four weeks.

Basic objectives2

Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1


Trial characteristics_2


Developmental phase



Assessment

Primary outcomes

Defecation frequency

Key secondary outcomes

1) Defecation status
2) The Constipation Assessment Scale Middle Term version (CAS-MT)
3) Gut microbiota
4) Fecal organic acids content
5) Fecal putrefactive products content
6) Fecal ammonia content


Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Cross-over

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

Consumption of the test food (1 pack a day, 4 weeks) -> Washout period (4 weeks) -> Consumption of the placebo food (1 pack a day, 4 weeks)

Interventions/Control_2

Consumption of the placebo food (1 pack a day, 4 weeks) -> Washout period (4 weeks) -> Consumption of the test food (1 pack a day, 4 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

20 years-old <=

Age-upper limit

65 years-old >

Gender

Male and Female

Key inclusion criteria

1) Healthy subjects aged of 20-64 years
2) Subjects who defecate 3-5 times a week at the point of screening test
3) Subjects who have received sufficient explanation of the purpose and content of the study, have the ability to consent, voluntarily applied to participate on good understanding, and have agreed to participate in the study in writing

Key exclusion criteria

1) Subjects who have a history, current history or undergoing medical treatment of serious kidney disease, heart disease, respiratory disease, endocrine disease or diabetes
2) Subjects who have a chronic disease and regularly use medications
3) Subjects who diagnosed with chronic constipation
4) Subjects who have a digestive disease that affects digestion and absorption or defection, or a history of surgery (excluding appendicitis)
5) Subjects who have a history or current medical history of drug dependence or alcoholism
6) Subjects who plan to take medicines that affect the intestinal environment from the time of research application until the end of the study period
7) Subjects who are taking antibiotics or antibacterial agents, or who have taken them from the time of research application
8) Subjects who have consumed health foods or supplements that are known to improve constipation or affect the intestinal environment, 3 times a week or more at the time of the screening test
9) Subjects who have reported that they are allergic to the ingredient in test foods
10) Subjects who have a habit of drinking excessively
11) Subjects who have a habit of smoking excessively
12) Subjects who are pregnant, planning to become pregnant during this study or lactating
13) Subjects who are planning to participate and/or had participated in other clinical studies within the last one month of informed consent
14) Subjects who plan to change their existing lifestyle, eating habits or living environment during the study period
15) Subjects who had one or less meals per day at least once a week during the month prior to application for the study
16) Subjects who have donated more than 200 mL of blood and/or component blood within one month or more than 400 mL within three months of consent in this study
17) Subjects who are restricting carbohydrates or dieting
18) Subjects who are judged as ineligible to participate in this study by the principal investigator

Target sample size

50


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

Anera 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

Morishita Jintan 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 28 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 05 Month 30 Day

Date of IRB

2025 Year 06 Month 05 Day

Anticipated trial start date

2025 Year 07 Month 29 Day

Last follow-up date

2025 Year 12 Month 13 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 24 Day

Last modified on

2025 Year 07 Month 24 Day



Link to view the page

Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000066943