UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000028005
Receipt number R000032069
Scientific Title A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel Group Comparison Study on Effects of Reducing Body Fat by Daily Ingestion of Sea Urchin's Gonads
Date of disclosure of the study information 2017/06/29
Last modified on 2019/02/28 14:24:40

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Basic information

Public title

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel Group Comparison Study on Effects of Reducing Body Fat by Daily Ingestion of Sea Urchin's Gonads

Acronym

Effects of Reducing Body Fat by Daily Ingestion of Sea Urchin's Gonads

Scientific Title

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel Group Comparison Study on Effects of Reducing Body Fat by Daily Ingestion of Sea Urchin's Gonads

Scientific Title:Acronym

Effects of Reducing Body Fat by Daily Ingestion of Sea Urchin's Gonads

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

Healthy adults

Classification by specialty

Not applicable Adult

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

To investigate the overall effects of 12-week daily ingestion of supplements made from sea urchin's gonads for reducing body fat and also for anti-inflammatory and intestinal regulatory effects as the secondary outcomes.

Basic objectives2

Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1


Trial characteristics_2

Pragmatic

Developmental phase

Not applicable


Assessment

Primary outcomes

Abdominal visceral fat area after 6 and 12 weeks of ingestion

Key secondary outcomes

Abdominal total fat area, abdominal subcutaneous fat area, body weight, BFP, BMI, waist circumference, hip circumference, waist-hip ratio, BP measured at the hospital, TC, LDL-C, HDL-C, TG, fasting blood glucose levels, HbA1c, adiponectin, leptin and VAS questionnaire


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

No need to know


Intervention

No. of arms

2

Purpose of intervention

Treatment

Type of intervention

Food

Interventions/Control_1

Daily ingestion of 16 tablets (3.2g freeze dried sea urchin's gonads/day) for 12 weeks.

Interventions/Control_2

Daily ingestion of 16 placebo tablets for 12 weeks.

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Eligibility

Age-lower limit

20 years-old <=

Age-upper limit

65 years-old >

Gender

Male and Female

Key inclusion criteria

1. Subjects whose BMI is>=23 kg/m2 and <30 kg/m2.
2. Subjects who agree to participate in this study with a written informed consent.

Key exclusion criteria

1. Subjects who are under physician's advice, treatment and/or medication for obese, hyperlipidemia and diabetes.
2. Subjects whose BMI is >=30 kg/m2.
3. Subjects with familial hypercholesterolemia.
4. Subjects with serious cerebrovascular, cardiac, hepatic, renal, gastrointestinal diseases, and/or affected with infectious diseases requiring reports to the authorities.
5. Subjects who use pacemaker or defibrillator.
6. Subjects with major surgical history relevant to digestive system such as gastrectomy, gastrorrhaphy, enterectomy, etc.
7. Subjects with unusually high and/or low blood pressure and/or abnormal hematological data.
8. Subjects with severe anemia.
9. Pre- or post-menopausal women complaining obvious physical changes.
10. Subjects who are at risk of having allergic reactions to drugs or foods based on especially sea urchin and salmon roe.
11. Subjects who regularly take drugs, functional foods, and/or supplements which would affect BW and BFP.
12. Subjects who regularly take medicine, functional foods, and/or supplements which would affect blood lipid levels.
13. Subjects who regularly take medicine, functional foods and/or supplements which would affect glucose metabolism.
14. Heavy smokers, alcohol addicts or subjects with the eating disordered lifestyle.
15. Subjects who donated either 400ml whole blood within 16 weeks (women) /12 weeks (men) or 200ml whole blood within 4 weeks or blood components within 2 weeks prior to the current study.
16. Pregnant or lactating women or women expect to be pregnant during this study.
17. Subjects who currently participate in other clinical trials or participated within the last 4 weeks prior to the current study.
18. Any other medical and/ or health reasons unfavorable to participation into the current study judged by the principal investigator.

Target sample size

40


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name
Middle name
Last name Prof. Jun NISHIHIRA, M.D., Ph.D.

Organization

Hokkaido Information University

Division name

Department of Medical Management and Informatics

Zip code


Address

59-2, Nishi-nopporo, Ebetsu, Hokkaido, 069-8585, Japan

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., Ph.D.

Organization

Hokkaido Information University

Division name

Health Information Science Center

Zip code


Address

59-2, Nishi-nopporo, Ebetsu, Hokkaido, 069-8585, Japan

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

Japanese Governmental office

Nationality of Funding Organization

Japan


Other related organizations

Co-sponsor

Graduate School of Fisheries Sciences, National University Corporation Hokkaido University

Name of secondary funder(s)



IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization


Address


Tel


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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

北海道情報大学 保健センター(北海道)


Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2017 Year 06 Month 29 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


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Plan to share IPD


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Progress

Recruitment status

Completed

Date of protocol fixation

2017 Year 05 Month 29 Day

Date of IRB


Anticipated trial start date

2017 Year 07 Month 12 Day

Last follow-up date

2017 Year 11 Month 11 Day

Date of closure to data entry

2017 Year 11 Month 28 Day

Date trial data considered complete

2017 Year 12 Month 05 Day

Date analysis concluded

2018 Year 04 Month 13 Day


Other

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Management information

Registered date

2017 Year 06 Month 29 Day

Last modified on

2019 Year 02 Month 28 Day



Link to view the page

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https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000032069


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