UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000015735
Receipt number R000018312
Scientific Title A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, single-center clinical trial to study the effect of Bifidobacterium longum BB536 ingestion on anemia improvement.
Date of disclosure of the study information 2014/11/21
Last modified on 2014/11/21 18:30:08

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Basic information

Public title

A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, single-center clinical trial to study the effect of Bifidobacterium longum BB536 ingestion on anemia improvement.

Acronym

A clinical trial to study the effect of Bifidobacterium longum BB536 ingestion on anemia improvement.

Scientific Title

A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, single-center clinical trial to study the effect of Bifidobacterium longum BB536 ingestion on anemia improvement.

Scientific Title:Acronym

A clinical trial to study the effect of Bifidobacterium longum BB536 ingestion on anemia improvement.

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

Anemia

Classification by specialty

Gastroenterology Hematology and clinical oncology Adult

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of Bifidobacterium longum BB536 ingestion in improvement of anemia via ameliorating intestinal environment for adult women having a slight anemia.

Basic objectives2

Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1

Exploratory

Trial characteristics_2

Pragmatic

Developmental phase

Phase III


Assessment

Primary outcomes

hemoglobin, red blood cell, serum ferritin

Key secondary outcomes

hematocrit, serum transferrin, total iron binding capacity (TIBC), reticular red count, total serum iron, mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC), transferrin-saturation, defecation frequency, fecal property


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

Numbered container method


Intervention

No. of arms

2

Purpose of intervention

Treatment

Type of intervention

Food

Interventions/Control_1

Daily ingestion of 2 capsules containing Bifidobacterium longum BB536 for 12 weeks.

Interventions/Control_2

Daily ingestion of 2 placebo capsules devoid of Bifidobacterium longum BB536 for 12 weeks.

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Eligibility

Age-lower limit

20 years-old <=

Age-upper limit

65 years-old >

Gender

Female

Key inclusion criteria

(1) Adult women who are 20 to 65 years old at the time of agreement acquisition
(2) Subjects whose Hb levels were less than 13 g/dL by a medical examination of 2014.

Key exclusion criteria

(1)Subjects who regularly uses the health foods such as supplements for the purpose of iron medicine or the iron supply.
(2)Subjects who have serious disease
(liver, kidney, cerebrovascular, endocrine metabolic diseases, infectious diseases that requires notification) needed to notify
(3)Subjects receiving treatment or medication for cancer, and subjects with a history of cancer.
(4)Subjects who have a history of major surgery of digestive system
(5)Subject with irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel syndrome or gastrointestinal dysfunction
(6)Subject who regularly undertakes
medication or treatment that affects bowel motion (such as: antibiotics, antiflatulents, laxatives, anti-diarrheal drug) or functional food / nutraceuticals, health supplements (such as: lactic acid bacteria, bifidobacteria, oligosaccharides, dietary fiber)
(7)Subject with a history of allergy to medicine and food
(8)Subject who donated: 400 ml whole blood within past 12 weeks or 200 ml whole blood within past 4 weeks or plasma or platelets within past 2 weeks prior to this study
(9)Subject who is judged to be ineligible due to subject's background, physical findings, medical examination, physical and clinical examination by principal investigator or sub investigator.

Target sample size

80


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name
Middle name
Last name Prof. Taeko Shimoda

Organization

Tokyo Healthcare University

Division name

Faculty of Healthcare, Division of Medical Nutrition

Zip code


Address

3-11-1, Setagaya, Setagaya-Ward, Tokyo, 154-8586, Japan

TEL

03-5799-3711

Email

t-shimoda@thcu.ac.jp


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name
Middle name
Last name Prof. Taeko Shimoda

Organization

Tokyo Healthcare University

Division name

Faculty of Healthcare, Division of Medical Nutrition

Zip code


Address

3-11-1, Setagaya, Setagaya-Ward, Tokyo, 154-8586, Japan

TEL

03-5799-3711

Homepage URL


Email

t-shimoda@thcu.ac.jp


Sponsor or person

Institute

Tokyo Healthcare University

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


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

東京医療保健大学


Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2014 Year 11 Month 21 Day


Related information

URL releasing protocol


Publication of results

Unpublished


Result

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Results


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Progress

Recruitment status

Open public recruiting

Date of protocol fixation

2014 Year 10 Month 31 Day

Date of IRB


Anticipated trial start date

2014 Year 11 Month 22 Day

Last follow-up date


Date of closure to data entry


Date trial data considered complete


Date analysis concluded



Other

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Management information

Registered date

2014 Year 11 Month 21 Day

Last modified on

2014 Year 11 Month 21 Day



Link to view the page

Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000018312


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