UMIN-ICDS Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000062185
Receipt number R000071135
Scientific Title Safety Evaluation of the High-Dose Intake of Probiotics: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group Comparison Study
Date of disclosure of the study information 2026/07/17
Last modified on 2026/07/08 15:24:35

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Basic information

Public title

Safety Evaluation of the High-Dose Intake of Probiotics: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group Comparison Study

Acronym

Safety Confirmation Study of the High-Dose Intake of Probiotics

Scientific Title

Safety Evaluation of the High-Dose Intake of Probiotics: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group Comparison Study

Scientific Title:Acronym

Safety Confirmation Study of the High-Dose Intake of Probiotics

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

None

Classification by specialty

Not applicable Adult

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

To evaluate the safety of consuming high dose of the test food in healthy adults.

Basic objectives2

Safety

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1


Trial characteristics_2


Developmental phase

Not applicable


Assessment

Primary outcomes

1)Adverse events
2)Side effects
3)Physical examination
4)Clinical examination

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

Intake of the test foods for 4 weeks.

Interventions/Control_2

Intake of the placebo foods for 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

Participants aged 20 to 64 years old at the time of obtaining consent.

Key exclusion criteria

1) Participants currently taking medication for any disease.
2) Participants with serious diseases (such as malignant neoplasms, respiratory diseases, hepatic, renal, cardiac, pulmonary, or gastrointestinal diseases, hematological diseases, endocrine or metabolic diseases, drug dependence, alcohol dependence, or psychiatric disorders), or history of these diseases.
3) Participants with serious drugs or food allergies.
4) Participants with serious anemia.
5) Participants who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning pregnancy during the study period.
6) Participants with a BMI above 30 kg/m 2.
7) Participants with excessive alcoholic drinks (average pure alcohol intake > 40 g per day for men or > 20 g per day for women).
8) Participants with a habitual heavy smoking (average of >=21 cigarettes per day).
9) Participants who have donated >=400 mL blood within 16 weeks (women), >=400 mL blood within 12 weeks (men), or >=200 mL blood within 4 weeks prior to consent.
10) Participants in or intending to join other studies involving foods, drugs, cosmetics, or topical products, or who have joined other clinical studies within four weeks before consent.
11) Participants who regularly take medications that affect the intestinal environment (such as antibiotics, intestinal regulators, constipation medications, or laxatives).
12) Participants who cannot stop consuming foods for specified health uses, functional foods, nutrient function foods, supplements, or foods containing lactic acid bacteria, bifidobacteria, or oligosaccharides during the study period.
13) Participants who engage in night work or shift work, perform physical labor, or have irregular lifestyle habits, or who may change their lifestyle during the study period.
14) Participants judged ineligible for the study by the principal investigator.

Target sample size

40


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name Manabu
Middle name
Last name Nakano

Organization

Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd.

Division name

Food Function Research Institute, R&D Division

Zip code

252-8583

Address

5-1-83, Higashihara, Zama city, Kanagawa, Japan

TEL

046-252-3036

Email

kiso-hcrsmng@morinagamilk.co.jp


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

03-6801-8480

Homepage URL


Email

r.shimizu@tes-h.co.jp


Sponsor or person

Institute

TES Holdings Co., Ltd.

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

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

Ueno-Asagao Clinic Ethical Review Committee

Address

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

Tel

03-6240-1162

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 07 Month 17 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 06 Month 25 Day

Date of IRB

2026 Year 06 Month 25 Day

Anticipated trial start date

2026 Year 07 Month 28 Day

Last follow-up date

2027 Year 03 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

2026 Year 07 Month 09 Day

Last modified on

2026 Year 07 Month 08 Day



Link to view the page

Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000071135