UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000009069
Receipt number R000010644
Scientific Title Chlorella supplementation improves anemia indices and plasma homocysteine level in healthy female university students
Date of disclosure of the study information 2012/10/15
Last modified on 2012/10/09 10:37:19

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Basic information

Public title

Chlorella supplementation improves anemia indices and plasma homocysteine level in healthy female university students

Acronym

Chlorella supplementation improves anemia indices and plasma homocysteine level in healthy female university students

Scientific Title

Chlorella supplementation improves anemia indices and plasma homocysteine level in healthy female university students

Scientific Title:Acronym

Chlorella supplementation improves anemia indices and plasma homocysteine level in healthy female university students

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

young female

Classification by specialty

Not applicable

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

Iron intake from meals is insufficient to meet anemia nutritional status in young women. Chlorella is algae food which contains various nutrients, including iron, folate, vitamin B12, etc. This study was conducted to confirm the improvement effects to the anemia indicators of female university students by 12 weeks of Chlorella supplementation using randomized, dose-response, parallel-group trial.

Basic objectives2

Safety,Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1

Exploratory

Trial characteristics_2

Pragmatic

Developmental phase

Not applicable


Assessment

Primary outcomes

ferritin, transferrin, Hb, RBC, MCV, MCH, MCHC, serum iron

Key secondary outcomes

serum folate, Total homocystein


Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Parallel

Randomization

Randomized

Randomization unit

Individual

Blinding

Open -no one is blinded

Control

Dose comparison

Stratification

NO

Dynamic allocation

NO

Institution consideration

Institution is not considered as adjustment factor.

Blocking

NO

Concealment

Numbered container method


Intervention

No. of arms

3

Purpose of intervention

Prevention

Type of intervention

Food

Interventions/Control_1

Receive 0.6 g / day of Chlorella for 12 weeks.

Interventions/Control_2

Receive 3.0 g / day of Chlorella for 12 weeks.

Interventions/Control_3

Receive 6.0 g / day of Chlorella for 12 weeks.

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


Not applicable

Age-upper limit


Not applicable

Gender

Female

Key inclusion criteria

Female students in third grade or second grade of the School of Nutrition & Dietetics, KANAGAWA UNIVERSITY OF HUMAN SERVICES

Key exclusion criteria

1)Subjects with drug and food allergy.
2)Subjects taking supplements such as chlorella foods, iron and folic acid on a daily basis.
3)Recipients of antithrombotic medication such as a warfarin.
4)Smokers.
5)Subjects judged to be ineligible for the participation in this clinical trial by a doctor
helping the research as a consequence of the screening.

Target sample size

30


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name
Middle name
Last name Gomi Ikuko

Organization

School of Nutrition & Dietetics, KANAGAWA UNIVERSITY OF HUMAN SERVICES

Division name

Graduate Course of Health and Social Services

Zip code


Address

Yokosuka Heisei-cho 1-10-1 Kanagawa Japan

TEL

046-828-2666

Email



Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name
Middle name
Last name Gomi Ikuko

Organization

School of Nutrition & Dietetics, KANAGAWA UNIVERSITY OF HUMAN SERVICES

Division name

Graduate Course of Health and Social Services

Zip code


Address

Yokosuka Heisei-cho 1-10-1 Kanagawa Japan

TEL

046-828-2666

Homepage URL


Email

gomi-i@kuhs.ac.jp


Sponsor or person

Institute

School of Nutrition & Dietetics, KANAGAWA UNIVERSITY OF HUMAN SERVICES

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

Sun Chlorella

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


Address


Tel


Email



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

神奈川県立保健福祉大学


Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2012 Year 10 Month 15 Day


Related information

URL releasing protocol


Publication of results

Partially published


Result

URL related to results and publications


Number of participants that the trial has enrolled


Results

2012 ESPEN

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

Completed

Date of protocol fixation

2011 Year 04 Month 07 Day

Date of IRB


Anticipated trial start date

2011 Year 05 Month 01 Day

Last follow-up date

2011 Year 10 Month 31 Day

Date of closure to data entry

2011 Year 11 Month 30 Day

Date trial data considered complete

2011 Year 11 Month 30 Day

Date analysis concluded

2012 Year 06 Month 01 Day


Other

Other related information



Management information

Registered date

2012 Year 10 Month 09 Day

Last modified on

2012 Year 10 Month 09 Day



Link to view the page

Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000010644


Research Plan
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Research case data
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