UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000015209
Receipt number R000017597
Scientific Title To evaluate the anti-influenza effects of Grifola frondosa extracts using a double-blind, placebo-controlled study.
Date of disclosure of the study information 2014/09/19
Last modified on 2017/06/15 13:55:13

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Basic information

Public title

To evaluate the anti-influenza effects of Grifola frondosa extracts using a double-blind, placebo-controlled study.

Acronym

Anti-influenza effects of Grifola frondosa extracts.

Scientific Title

To evaluate the anti-influenza effects of Grifola frondosa extracts using a double-blind, placebo-controlled study.

Scientific Title:Acronym

Anti-influenza effects of Grifola frondosa extracts.

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

Influenza

Classification by specialty

Infectious disease

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

To evaluate the immune function and antibody producing ability for influenza vaccines by continuous ingestion of 6.825g per day of dehydrated grifola frondosa extracts for 12 weeks and to investigate its efficacy.

Basic objectives2

Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1

Confirmatory

Trial characteristics_2

Pragmatic

Developmental phase

Phase III


Assessment

Primary outcomes

Influenza antibody titer, Natural Killer cell activity

Key secondary outcomes

IgG, IgM, defferential leukocyte count, IL-12, VAS, frequency of appearance of cold-like symptoms


Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Parallel

Randomization

Randomized

Randomization unit

Individual

Blinding

Double blind -all involved are blinded

Control

Placebo

Stratification

YES

Dynamic allocation

NO

Institution consideration

Institution is not considered as adjustment factor.

Blocking

YES

Concealment

Central registration


Intervention

No. of arms

2

Purpose of intervention

Prevention

Type of intervention

Food

Interventions/Control_1

Four week before inoculation of influenza vaccine and 8 weeks after inoculation, with daily ingestion of 20 pills of grifola frondosa extracts (6.825 g/day).

Interventions/Control_2

Four week before inoculation of influenza vaccine and 8 weeks after inoculation, with daily ingestion of 20 placebo pills per day.

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Eligibility

Age-lower limit

30 years-old <=

Age-upper limit

70 years-old >

Gender

Male and Female

Key inclusion criteria

1. Subjects who plan to get inoculated with influenza vaccine in the current financial year.
2. Subjects who show low NK cell activity
3. Subjects who agree to participate in the current study with written informed consent.

Key exclusion criteria

1. Subjects with serious diseases or infections such as cerebrovascular, cardiac, liver, kidney, gastrointestinal tract or condition which need immediate reporting to the authorities
2. Subjects who are suspected of acute infection morbidity from diseases such as influenza
3. Subjects who undergo treatment for chronic inflammatory diseases autoimmune diseases or allergies etc
4. Subjects who receive vaccination 12 weeks before participating in this study
5. Subjects who had been inoculated with influenza vaccine in past and showed anaphylaxis
6. Subjects who have a major surgical history such as gastrectomy, gastrointestinal suture surgery or intestinal resection etc
7. Subjects with frequent complaints of post-menopausal symptoms
8. Subjects with unusually high and/or low blood pressure, or with abnormal hematological data
9. Subjects with serious anemia
10. Subjects with a history of allergy to medicine and food (especially mushroom, eggs, chicken meat)
11. Subjects who regularly undertake medication which can affect the immune function (antibiotics, immunosuppressive drugs, anti-inflammatory drugs, anti-rheumatic drugs, antihistamines, anti-allergy drugs, lactic acid bacteria supplements etc.) Chinese herbal medicine, health food, supplements, extracts from (mushroom, seaweed, nucleic acids, yeast, lactic acid bacteria etc)
12. Heavy smokers, alcohol addicts or subjects with irregular lifestyle
13. Subjects who donate either 400ml whole blood within 12 weeks or plasma, platelets within 4 weeks or blood component within 2 weeks prior to this study
14. Subjects who are pregnant or under lactation or ones who would expect to be pregnant during the study
15. Subjects who participate in other clinical trials within the last one month prior to the current clinical trial
16. Subjects who are ineligible due to physician's judgment

Target sample size

80


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name
Middle name
Last name Prof. Jun Nishihira, M.D.

Organization

Hokkaido Information University

Division name

Department of Medical Management and Informatics

Zip code


Address

59-2, Nishi Nopporo, Ebetsu, 069-8585, Hokkaido

TEL

011-385-4411

Email

nishihira@do-johodai.ac.jp


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name
Middle name
Last name Dir. Prof. Jun Nishihira, M.D.

Organization

Hokkaido Information University

Division name

Health Information Science Center

Zip code


Address

59-2, Nishi Nopporo, Ebetsu, 069-8585, Hokkaido

TEL

011-385-4430

Homepage URL


Email

nishihira@do-johodai.ac.jp


Sponsor or person

Institute

Hokkaido Information University

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Government of Japan

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Nationality of Funding Organization



Other related organizations

Co-sponsor

Forest Products Research Institute, Forest Research Department, Local Independent Administrative Agency Hokkaido Research Organization

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IRB Contact (For public release)

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Address


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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

2014 Year 09 Month 19 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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Date of the first journal publication of results


Baseline Characteristics


Participant flow


Adverse events


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Plan to share IPD


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Progress

Recruitment status

Completed

Date of protocol fixation

2014 Year 09 Month 01 Day

Date of IRB


Anticipated trial start date

2014 Year 09 Month 22 Day

Last follow-up date

2015 Year 01 Month 22 Day

Date of closure to data entry

2015 Year 01 Month 30 Day

Date trial data considered complete

2015 Year 02 Month 19 Day

Date analysis concluded

2015 Year 10 Month 20 Day


Other

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Management information

Registered date

2014 Year 09 Month 19 Day

Last modified on

2017 Year 06 Month 15 Day



Link to view the page

Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000017597


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