UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000059758
Receipt number R000068335
Scientific Title Effect of physical properties on ease of eating ice cream
Date of disclosure of the study information 2025/11/13
Last modified on 2025/11/13 13:05:32

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Basic information

Public title

Effect of physical properties on ease of eating ice cream

Acronym

Effect of physical properties on ease of eating ice cream

Scientific Title

Effect of physical properties on ease of eating ice cream

Scientific Title:Acronym

Effect of physical properties on ease of eating ice cream

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

Men and women aged 75 or older

Classification by specialty

Adult

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

Evaluation of ease of consumption of ice cream with different physical properties

Basic objectives2

Others

Basic objectives -Others

The swallowing sound data obtained when consuming ice cream with different physical properties will be used for analysis. The differences between the foods will be evaluated based on the chewing time and swallowing time extracted from the swallowing sound.

Trial characteristics_1


Trial characteristics_2


Developmental phase



Assessment

Primary outcomes

Swallowing sound data when chewing and swallowing ice cream.

Key secondary outcomes

Compare swallowing sound data with flavor evaluation and subjective evaluation.


Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Cross-over

Randomization

Randomized

Randomization unit

Individual

Blinding

Open -no one is 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

ice cream

Interventions/Control_2

Ice cream with different physical properties from intervention 1

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

75 years-old <=

Age-upper limit


Not applicable

Gender

Male and Female

Key inclusion criteria

1) Men and women aged 75 years or older on the day consent was obtained for this study.
2) Those who have been fully informed of the purpose and content of this study, are capable of consenting, fully understand the content of the study, and have volunteered of their own volition and agreed to participate in the study in writing.

Key exclusion criteria

1) Persons with a history or current illness of the following:
Cerebrovascular disease
History of tumors related to swallowing
Diseases that affect swallowing function, including neurodegenerative and neuromuscular diseases
Respiratory disease
Upper digestive disease
Organic diseases of the larynx
2) Persons who have been diagnosed with a disorder related to eating and swallowing
3) Persons aged 70 or older who have been diagnosed with pneumonia
4) Persons with restrictions on food or fluid intake
5) Persons who have never eaten or do not like dry snacks (crackers, cookies, potato chips, rice crackers, etc.)
6) Persons with milk, wheat, or soybean allergies
7) Persons who require assistance when coming to the facility
8) Persons who have difficulty wearing the neckband
9) Persons who have difficulty understanding instructions
10) Other persons who the study manager, principal investigator, or representative investigator deems ineligible to be study subjects

Target sample size

20


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name Yoshio
Middle name
Last name Toyama

Organization

Meiji Co., Ltd.

Division name

R&D Division

Zip code

192-0919

Address

1-29-1 Nanakuni, Hachioji,Tokyo,192-0919,Japan

TEL

042-632-5824

Email

yoshio.toyama@meiji.com


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name Tomoko
Middle name
Last name Hisajima

Organization

Meiji Co., Ltd.

Division name

R&D Division

Zip code

192-0919

Address

1-29-1 Nanakuni, Hachioji,Tokyo,192-0919,Japan

TEL

042-632-5824

Homepage URL


Email

tomoko.hisajima@meiji.com


Sponsor or person

Institute

Meiji Co., Ltd.

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

Meiji Co., Ltd.

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Self funding

Nationality of Funding Organization



Other related organizations

Co-sponsor

National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology

Name of secondary funder(s)



IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization

Meiji institutional Review Board

Address

1-29-1 Nanakuni, Hachioji, Tokyo,192-0919,Japan

Tel

042-632-5900

Email

MEIJI.IRB@meiji.com


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

PLIMES株式会社(茨城県)/PLIMES Co.,Ltd.(Ibaraki)


Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2025 Year 11 Month 13 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

31

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

No longer recruiting

Date of protocol fixation

2025 Year 08 Month 25 Day

Date of IRB

2025 Year 08 Month 21 Day

Anticipated trial start date

2025 Year 10 Month 06 Day

Last follow-up date

2025 Year 11 Month 08 Day

Date of closure to data entry

2025 Year 11 Month 08 Day

Date trial data considered complete


Date analysis concluded



Other

Other related information



Management information

Registered date

2025 Year 11 Month 13 Day

Last modified on

2025 Year 11 Month 13 Day



Link to view the page

Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000068335