UMIN-ICDS Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000061875
Receipt number R000070442
Scientific Title Evaluation of the Effects of a Test Food on Lipid-Related Parameters --A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind, Parallel-Group Comparative Trial--
Date of disclosure of the study information 2026/06/11
Last modified on 2026/05/14 17:12:31

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Basic information

Public title

Evaluation of the Effects of a Test Food on Lipid-Related Parameters
--A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind, Parallel-Group Comparative Trial--

Acronym

Evaluation of the Effects of a Test Food on Lipid-Related Parameters

Scientific Title

Evaluation of the Effects of a Test Food on Lipid-Related Parameters
--A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind, Parallel-Group Comparative Trial--

Scientific Title:Acronym

Evaluation of the Effects of a Test Food on Lipid-Related Parameters

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

No

Classification by specialty

Not applicable Adult

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects on lipid-related parameters and the safety of continuous consumption of the test food over a 12-week period.

Basic objectives2

Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1


Trial characteristics_2


Developmental phase



Assessment

Primary outcomes

low-density lipoprotein cholesterol

Key secondary outcomes

* Secondary outcome measures
1) Lipid-related indicators
2) Body Composition Measurement
3) Waist and Hip Circumference Measurement / Waist-to-Hip Ratio

* Safety Assessment Items
1) Blood pressure/pulse measurement
2) Hematological tests
3) Blood chemistry tests
4) Urinalysis
5) Doctor's questions /Assessment of adverse events and side effects
6) Daily activity log
7) Dietary Habits Survey

* Exploratory indicators


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

Oral intake of the test food (1 packet in a day; 12 weeks).

Interventions/Control_2

Oral intake of the placebo food (1 packet in a day; 12 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) Men and women between 20 and 65 years of age at the time of obtaining consent to participate in the study.
2) Individuals with LDL cholesterol in the borderline (120 mg/dL to 139 mg/dL) or mild range (140 to 159 mg/dL).
3) Individuals who have been fully informed of the purpose and content of the study, have the capacity to consent, understand the study well, voluntarily volunteer to participate, and are able to consent to participation in the study in writing.
4) Individuals who can come to the designated venue for this study and be inspected.

Key exclusion criteria

Individuals
1) with chronic diseases and individuals undergoing treatment for any disease.
2) with a history or current medical history of chronic fatigue syndrome, psychiatric disorders, sleep disorders, hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, or other serious diseases.
3) with a history or current medical history of serious diseases of the liver, kidney, heart, lung, blood, digestive tract, etc.
4) with serious anemia.
5) who have a habit of taking or applying medication for the purpose of disease treatment in the past month.
6) whose BMI is over 30 kg/m2.
7) who may develop allergic symptoms to any ingredient in the tested food, or to any other food or drug.
8) who are currently, or have been within the past 3 months, habitually consuming or will consume during the study period foods, foods for specified health uses, foods with functional claims, health foods, supplements, etc. that contain a large amount of ingredients similar to those in the test foods.
9) with irregular eating habits and a strong tendency toward picky eating.
10) whose daily alcohol consumption exceeds 40 g/day for men and 20 g/day for women on a weekly average of pure alcohol equivalent.
11) who are a smoker.
12) who work in shifts, work at night, or otherwise have irregular lifestyles.
13) with possible changes of life style during the test period (e.g., work at night, travel for long periods of time, etc.).
14) who have donated 200 mL of whole blood or 400 mL or more of whole blood or blood components within one month prior to the start of the examination, or within three months prior to the start of the examination.
15) who are currently participating in another human clinical trial or who have not yet completed 3 months of participation in another human clinical trial.
16) who are pregnant, lactating or can become pregnant and intend to become pregnant during the study period.
17) judged inappropriate for the study by the principal.

Target sample size

100


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name Masayuki
Middle name
Last name Watanabe

Organization

MEGMILK SNOW BRAND Co., Ltd.

Division name

Milk Science Research Institute

Zip code

350-1165

Address

1-1-2, Minamidai, Kawagoe-shi, Saitama, 350-1165, Japan

TEL

+81-49-242-8165

Email

masayuki-watanabe@meg-snow.com


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name Ryoma
Middle name
Last name Shimizu

Organization

TES Holdings Co., Ltd.

Division name

Administrative Department of Clinical Trials

Zip code

110-0015

Address

6F Kairaku Building 2-7-5 Higashiueno Taito-ku Tokyo 110-0015, JAPAN

TEL

+81-3-6801-8480

Homepage URL


Email

r.shimizu@tes-h.co.jp


Sponsor or person

Institute

TES Holdings Co., Ltd.

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

MEGMILK SNOW BRAND 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

Ueno-Asagao Clinic Ethical Review Committee

Address

6F Kairaku Building 2-7-5 Higashiueno Taito-ku Tokyo 110-0015, JAPAN

Tel

+81-3-6240-1162

Email

jimukyoku@tes-h.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

2026 Year 06 Month 11 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

2026 Year 05 Month 11 Day

Date of IRB

2026 Year 05 Month 13 Day

Anticipated trial start date

2026 Year 07 Month 25 Day

Last follow-up date

2026 Year 10 Month 23 Day

Date of closure to data entry


Date trial data considered complete


Date analysis concluded



Other

Other related information



Management information

Registered date

2026 Year 06 Month 11 Day

Last modified on

2026 Year 05 Month 14 Day



Link to view the page

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https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/icdr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000070442