UMIN-ICDS Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000063052
Receipt number R000072182
Scientific Title The Effect of Pre-meal Consumption of Fermented Food on Postprandial Blood Glucose Levels: A Randomized, Open-Label, Crossover Comparative Trial
Date of disclosure of the study information 2026/09/25
Last modified on 2026/09/25 13:39:52

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Basic information

Public title

The Effect of Pre-meal Consumption of Fermented Food on Postprandial Blood Glucose Levels: A Randomized, Open-Label, Crossover Comparative Trial

Acronym

The Effect of Pre-meal Consumption of Fermented Food on Postprandial Blood Glucose Levels: A Randomized, Open-Label, Crossover Comparative Trial

Scientific Title

The Effect of Pre-meal Consumption of Fermented Food on Postprandial Blood Glucose Levels: A Randomized, Open-Label, Crossover Comparative Trial

Scientific Title:Acronym

The Effect of Pre-meal Consumption of Fermented Food on Postprandial Blood Glucose Levels: A Randomized, Open-Label, Crossover Comparative Trial

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

none

Classification by specialty

Not applicable Adult

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

To examine whether pre-meal intake of a fermented food suppresses the postprandial blood glucose response in middle-aged men.

Basic objectives2

Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1


Trial characteristics_2


Developmental phase



Assessment

Primary outcomes

Incremental area under the postprandial blood glucose curve over 120 min (IAUC120min)

Key secondary outcomes

Secondary outcomes:
Postprandial blood glucose parameters (blood glucose at each time point, Cmax, and Tmax)
VAS (fullness, satiety, and hunger)

Safety outcomes:
Adverse events and adverse reactions


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

YES

Concealment

No need to know


Intervention

No. of arms

2

Purpose of intervention

Prevention

Type of intervention

Food

Interventions/Control_1

Taking the test food once before meals -> Washout (7 days) -> Taking the control food (placebo) once before meals

Interventions/Control_2

Taking the control food (placebo) once before meals -> Washout (7 days) -> Taking the test food once before meals

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

40 years-old <=

Age-upper limit

60 years-old >

Gender

Male

Key inclusion criteria

(1) Men aged 40 to under 60 years at the time of consent.
(2) Persons who have received a full explanation of the purpose, content and methods of the study, understand the content of the study, and have given written consent of their own free will.

Key exclusion criteria

(1) Fasting blood glucose level of 126 mg/dL or higher.
(2) HbA1c level of 6.5% or higher.
(3) BMI of 30 kg/m2 or higher.
(4) Use of any medication that may affect glucose metabolism or appetite.
(5) Habitual consumption of Foods for Specified Health Uses, Foods with Function Claims, or other health foods or supplements that may affect glucose metabolism, which cannot be discontinued during the study period.
(6) Current or past history of hepatic, renal, cardiac, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, haematological, endocrine, metabolic, or other serious disease.
(7) Current history of an eating disorder or a taste disorder.
(8) Markedly irregular dietary or lifestyle habits considered inappropriate by the principal or sub-investigator.
(9) Absence of a regular habit of eating three meals per day.
(10) Difficulty in consuming the test food or the standardised meal.
(11) Food allergy to any ingredient of the test food or the standardised meal (milk, wheat, soybean, chicken, or pork).
(12) Skin disorder at the site of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) sensor placement, or a predisposition to skin injury caused by adhesive tape.
(13) Scheduled clinical examination (radiography, computed tomography, or magnetic resonance imaging), airport baggage screening, treatment, or hospitalisation that may interfere with continuous CGM during the study period.
(14) Blood sampling or blood donation of 400 mL or more within 8 weeks before the date of consent.
(15) Current participation, or planned participation during the study period, in another clinical trial or study.
(16) Any other condition that, in the judgement of the principal or sub-investigator, renders the individual unsuitable for participation on the basis of background characteristics, physical findings, medical interview, physical examination, or laboratory test results.

Target sample size

26


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 Eriko
Middle name
Last name Yokoshima

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

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

Ethical Committee of Kobuna Orthopedics Clinic

Address

5-656-17 Joto-machi, Maebashi, Gumma, Japan

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

2026 Year 09 Month 25 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 09 Month 02 Day

Date of IRB

2026 Year 09 Month 17 Day

Anticipated trial start date

2026 Year 09 Month 26 Day

Last follow-up date

2027 Year 02 Month 28 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 09 Month 25 Day

Last modified on

2026 Year 09 Month 25 Day



Link to view the page

Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000072182