UMIN-ICDS Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000063221
Receipt number R000072361
Scientific Title A prospective observational study on the effects of D-alanine intake on amino acid metabolism in adult women.
Date of disclosure of the study information 2026/10/09
Last modified on 2026/10/08 17:21:31

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Basic information

Public title

A prospective observational study on the effects of D-alanine intake on amino acid metabolism in adult women.

Acronym

D-alanine intake study in healthy adult women

Scientific Title

A prospective observational study on the effects of D-alanine intake on amino acid metabolism in adult women.

Scientific Title:Acronym

D-alanine intake study in healthy adult women

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

Age-related diseases

Classification by specialty

Not applicable Adult

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

To evaluate the effects of D-alanine intake on amino acid metabolism in healthy adult women.

Basic objectives2

Pharmacokinetics

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1

Confirmatory

Trial characteristics_2

Explanatory

Developmental phase

Not applicable


Assessment

Primary outcomes

Changes in blood and urinary DL-amino acids eight weeks after starting D-alanine intake

Key secondary outcomes



Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Parallel

Randomization

Randomized

Randomization unit

Cluster

Blinding

Double blind -all involved are blinded

Control

Placebo

Stratification


Dynamic allocation


Institution consideration


Blocking


Concealment



Intervention

No. of arms

2

Purpose of intervention

Treatment

Type of intervention

Food

Interventions/Control_1

Orally ingest 2 g of the test food (containing 1 g of D-alanine) daily for 8 weeks.

Interventions/Control_2

Orally ingest 2 g of placebo (maltodextrin) daily for 8 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

18 years-old <=

Age-upper limit


Not applicable

Gender

Female

Key inclusion criteria

Eligibility is limited to individuals who meet all of the following criteria:
1) Individuals who are 18 years of age or older at the time consent is obtained
2) Individuals who provide written consent to participate in this study

Key exclusion criteria

Those who meet any of the folowing criteria wil be excluded.
1) Those who are currently visiting a hospital and taking medication
2) Those who are deemed inappropriate to be subjects by the principal investigator

Target sample size

30


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name Tomohiro
Middle name
Last name Sakuta

Organization

SHOWA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY

Division name

Department of Health Sciences

Zip code

154-8533

Address

1-7-57 Taishido, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo

TEL

+81-3-3411-7401

Email

t-sakuta@swu.ac.jp


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name Tomohiro
Middle name
Last name Sakuta

Organization

SHOWA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY

Division name

Department of Health Sciences

Zip code

154-8533

Address

1-7-57 Taishido, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo

TEL

+81-3-3411-7401

Homepage URL


Email

t-sakuta@swu.ac.jp


Sponsor or person

Institute

SHOWA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

KAGAMI INC.

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

SHOWA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY

Address

1-7-57 Taishido, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo

Tel

+81-3-3411-7351

Email

kenkyu@swu.ac.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 10 Month 09 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

Enrolling by invitation

Date of protocol fixation

2026 Year 09 Month 03 Day

Date of IRB

2026 Year 09 Month 16 Day

Anticipated trial start date

2026 Year 10 Month 10 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 10 Month 08 Day

Last modified on

2026 Year 10 Month 08 Day



Link to view the page

Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000072361