UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000059488
Receipt number R000068042
Scientific Title Safety Assessment of a Novel Lactic Acid Bacteria-Containing Food in Healthy Volunteers
Date of disclosure of the study information 2025/10/27
Last modified on 2025/10/21 14:41:02

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Basic information

Public title

Safety Assessment of a Functional Food in Healthy Volunteers

Acronym

Safety Assessment of a Functional Food in Healthy Volunteers

Scientific Title

Safety Assessment of a Novel Lactic Acid Bacteria-Containing Food in Healthy Volunteers

Scientific Title:Acronym

Safety Assessment of a Novel Lactic Acid Bacteria-Containing Food in Healthy Volunteers

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

Safety Assessment of a Functional Food in Healthy Volunteers

Classification by specialty

Not applicable Adult

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

This open-label exploratory study will be conducted in healthy men and women aged between 20 and 65 years who experience abdominal discomfort, such as bloating, associated with chronic constipation.
The study aims to evaluate the safety and exploratory efficacy of daily intake of the test food (a lactic acid bacteria-containing product) over a 4-week period.

Basic objectives2

Safety

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1


Trial characteristics_2


Developmental phase



Assessment

Primary outcomes

Presence or absence of adverse events will be assessed based on
Number and incidence rate of adverse events (number of subjects with adverse events / number of subjects included in the safety analysis set)

Key secondary outcomes

Hematology and blood chemistry tests (hematological and biochemical parameters)
Urinalysis
Quality of life (QOL), stool characteristics, bowel movement frequency


Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Single arm

Randomization

Non-randomized

Randomization unit


Blinding

Open -no one is blinded

Control

Uncontrolled

Stratification

NO

Dynamic allocation

NO

Institution consideration


Blocking

NO

Concealment

No need to know


Intervention

No. of arms

1

Purpose of intervention

Educational,Counseling,Training

Type of intervention

Food

Interventions/Control_1

Test product Duration of test food intake 4 weeks

Interventions/Control_2


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) Men and women aged 20 to 65 years at the time of obtaining consent to participate in the study.
2) Individuals suffering from chronic constipation and abdominal pain, bloating, or discomfort.
3) Individuals without chronic physical illnesses, including skin diseases.
4) Individuals who have received a full explanation of the purpose and content of the study, are competent to consent, fully understand
the content, and voluntarily volunteer to participate and provide written consent.
5) Individuals who are able to attend the study on the designated date and undergo the examination.

Key exclusion criteria

1) Those currently suffering from any illness and receiving drug treatment.
2) Those with a history or current illness of mental illness, sleep disorder, hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, or other serious illnesses.
3) Those who have taken medication for the purpose of treating an illness within the past month (excluding those taking medication for headaches, menstrual pain, colds, etc.).
4) Those with a history or current serious illness involving the liver, kidneys, heart, lungs, blood, etc.
5) Those with a history or current serious coexisting illness involving the digestive system.
6) Subjects with drug or food allergies
7) Subjects currently or in the past month regularly consuming foods for specified health uses, foods with functional claims, or health
foods
8) Subjects who regularly consume fermented foods rich in lactic acid bacteria (e.g., cheese, yogurt, kimchi, and soybeans)
9) Subjects whose daily alcohol intake exceeds 30g of pure alcohol per day
10) Subjects who may change their lifestyle during the study period (e.g., long-term travel)
11) Pregnant, nursing, or potentially pregnant during the study period.
12) Currently participating in another human clinical trial, or within the last three months since participating in another human clinical
trial.
13) Other individuals who the investigator deems inappropriate for this study.

Target sample size

10


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name Takeo
Middle name
Last name Odaka

Organization

Odaka Internal Medicine and Gastrointestinal Clinic

Division name

Clinic Director

Zip code

275-0028

Address

MF Building 2F, 1-12-3 Kana no Mori, Narashino City, Chiba Prefecture

TEL

047-477-5525

Email

odk-tmrd@car.ocn.ne.jp


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name Ryuji
Middle name
Last name Takasaki

Organization

BEYOND KAMPO Inc.

Division name

Director

Zip code

781-0087

Address

1-16 Minamikubo, Kochi City, Kochi Prefecture

TEL

090-4803-2888

Homepage URL


Email

beyondkampo@gmail.com


Sponsor or person

Institute

BEYOND KAMPO Inc.

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

Flora Base 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

Hattori Gastroenterology Ethics Review Committee

Address

2-12-35 Shinmachi, Chuo Ward, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture

Tel

096-325-2300

Email

sakuraiko@jcom.zaq.ne.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 10 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


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 10 Month 09 Day

Date of IRB

2025 Year 10 Month 21 Day

Anticipated trial start date

2025 Year 10 Month 24 Day

Last follow-up date

2025 Year 11 Month 30 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 10 Month 21 Day

Last modified on

2025 Year 10 Month 21 Day



Link to view the page

Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000068042