UMIN-ICDS Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000063135
Receipt number R000072214
Scientific Title Online Experiment on the Mood-Refreshing Effects of Beverages Study2
Date of disclosure of the study information 2026/10/16
Last modified on 2026/09/30 18:44:26

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Basic information

Public title

Online Experiment on the Coping Effects of Non-Alcoholic Beer

Acronym

Online Experiment on the Coping Effects of Non-Alcoholic Beer

Scientific Title

Online Experiment on the Mood-Refreshing Effects of Beverages Study2

Scientific Title:Acronym

Online Experiment on the Mood-Refreshing Effects of Beverages Study2

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

Healthy males

Classification by specialty

Adult

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

This study is expected to elucidate the psychological mechanisms underlying the consumption of non-alcoholic beer and mood-regulating behaviors under stressful conditions, thereby providing fundamental knowledge that may contribute to the development of novel beverages and the proposal of drinking behaviors that support the maintenance of psychological and physical well-being even under stressful circumstances.In addition, as a secondary objective, this study will explore how the selection of emotion regulation strategies changes in response to changes in stress levels.

Basic objectives2

Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1


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Assessment

Primary outcomes

Psychological measures (perceived stress and state anxiety)
Measurements will be conducted at the following time points: before the start of the trial; 5 minutes before the start of the task instructions; 5 minutes before speech preparation; 5 minutes before the post-speech mood-regulation task; every 5 minutes for a total of four measurements after the mood-regulation task; and 10 minutes before debriefing.

Key secondary outcomes

Psychological measures (subjective anxiety)
Measurements will be conducted at the following time points: before the start of the trial; 5 minutes before the start of the task instructions; 5 minutes before the start of speech preparation; 5 minutes before the post-speech mood-regulation task; every 5 minutes for a total of four measurements after the mood-regulation task; and 10 minutes before debriefing.
Upload status of the speech preparation notes, degree of completion of speech preparation, palatability rating of the beverage consumed, and mood-regulation behaviors.


Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Parallel

Randomization

Non-randomized

Randomization unit


Blinding

Single blind -participants are blinded

Control

No treatment

Stratification


Dynamic allocation


Institution consideration


Blocking


Concealment



Intervention

No. of arms

2

Purpose of intervention

Treatment

Type of intervention

Behavior,custom

Interventions/Control_1

Non-alcoholic beer group:
Participants will consume one bottle of non-alcoholic beer every 15 minutes, for a total of two bottles over a 30-minute period.
Every 15 minutes, participants will be instructed to press the reaction button on Zoom to confirm that they have not left the screen.

Interventions/Control_2

Control Group:
Participants will remain seated at rest for 30 minutes.
To ensure that they remain present and in front of the screen, they will be instructed to click a Zoom reaction button every 10 minutes.

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Eligibility

Age-lower limit

20 years-old <=

Age-upper limit

60 years-old >

Gender

Male

Key inclusion criteria

Participants who indicate their willingness to participate and provide informed consent after understanding the study explanation will be included in the research.
In this study, participants will be recruited from the NTT Com Research Monitor, a panel managed by NTT Com Online Marketing Solutions. The NTT Com Research Monitor consists ofapproximately 8 million registered individuals ranging in age from their teens to their seventies. This service regularly conducts web-based surveys and interviews to collect opinionson systems, policies, and other topics. All registered members have agreed to the terms and conditions regarding information provision, including the handling of personal data,through NTT Com Research.
Participants must meet all of the following criteria:

1)Individuals who understand the contents of this study and provide consent to participate.
2)Healthy men aged 20 to 59 years.
3)Individuals who do not smoke.
4)Able to comfortably consume two 350-mL cans of non-alcoholic beer over approximately 30 minutes, at a rate of approximately one can every 15 minutes.
5)Able to store the study beverages in a refrigerator from the time of receipt until the day of the study. The study beverages consist of two 350-mL cans of Asahi ZERO non-alcoholic beer (alcohol content: 0.00%; amount of pure alcohol: 0 g).
6)Individuals who can participate in the study alone from their home via Zoom on the study day.
7)Individuals who have a stable internet connection and are able to use Zoom.

Key exclusion criteria

Individuals who meet any of the following criteria will be excluded:

1. Individuals whose alcohol consumption habits, assessed using the screening questionnaire, exceed the predefined threshold, specifically the AUDIT score of 8 or higher.
2. Individuals for whom alcohol consumption may cause adverse health effects.
3. Individuals who have been advised by a physician to restrict or avoid alcohol consumption, or who need to avoid alcohol consumption due to an underlying medical condition or medication use.
4. Individuals who currently smoke.
5. Individuals who may have difficulty meeting the study environment or study conditions, such as an unstable internet connection, excessive background noise, difficulty remainingseated for an extended period, or difficulty following study instructions.
6. Individuals who have previously participated in an online study on psychological tasks in interpersonal situations conducted by the research team, including the beer study conducted in December 2025 (UMIN Trial ID: UMIN000059814) and the music study conducted from June to July 2026 (UMIN Trial ID: UMIN000062040).

Target sample size

90


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name Mina
Middle name
Last name Takase

Organization

NTT DATA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT CONSULTING,Inc.

Division name

Neuro-Cognitive Innovation Unit

Zip code

1020093

Address

JA Kyosai Bldg, 10th Fl., 7-9, Hirakawacho 2-chome, Chuyoda-ku Tokyo 102-0093, Japan

TEL

08013666354

Email

takasraemi@nttdata-strategy.com


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name Mina
Middle name
Last name Takase

Organization

NTT DATA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT CONSULTING,Inc.

Division name

Neuro-Cognitive Innovation Unit

Zip code

1020093

Address

JA Kyosai Bldg, 10th Fl., 7-9, Hirakawacho 2-chome, Chuyoda-ku Tokyo 102-0093, Japan

TEL

08013666354

Homepage URL


Email

takasraemi@nttdata-strategy.com


Sponsor or person

Institute

NTT DATA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT CONSULTING,Inc.

Institute

Department

Personal name

Mina Takase


Funding Source

Organization

Asahi Quality and Innovations .Inc

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Other

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Other related organizations

Co-sponsor


Name of secondary funder(s)



IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization

NTT DATA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT CONSULTING,Inc.

Address

JA Kyosai Bldg, 10th Fl., 7-9, Hirakawacho 2-chome, Chuyoda-ku Tokyo 102-0093, Japan

Tel

08013666354

Email

takasraemi@nttdata-strategy.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

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Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2026 Year 10 Month 16 Day


Related information

URL releasing protocol


Publication of results

Unpublished


Result

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Number of participants that the trial has enrolled


Results


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Results Delayed


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Progress

Recruitment status

Preinitiation

Date of protocol fixation

2026 Year 09 Month 28 Day

Date of IRB

2026 Year 09 Month 10 Day

Anticipated trial start date

2026 Year 10 Month 16 Day

Last follow-up date

2027 Year 12 Month 31 Day

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Management information

Registered date

2026 Year 10 Month 01 Day

Last modified on

2026 Year 09 Month 30 Day



Link to view the page

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https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000072214