UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000029430
Receipt number R000033607
Scientific Title A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel Group Comparison Study on Effects of Daily Ingestion of Plant Powder on Bowel Movements.
Date of disclosure of the study information 2017/10/06
Last modified on 2019/02/28 14:19:24

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Basic information

Public title

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel Group Comparison Study on Effects of Daily Ingestion of Plant Powder on Bowel Movements.

Acronym

Effects of Daily Ingestion of Plant Powder on Bowel Movements.

Scientific Title

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel Group Comparison Study on Effects of Daily Ingestion of Plant Powder on Bowel Movements.

Scientific Title:Acronym

Effects of Daily Ingestion of Plant Powder on Bowel Movements.

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

Healthy adults

Classification by specialty

Not applicable Adult

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

To prove clinical benefits associated with daily ingestion of plant powder for 2 weeks on bowel movements.

Basic objectives2

Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1


Trial characteristics_2

Pragmatic

Developmental phase

Not applicable


Assessment

Primary outcomes

Defecation frequency after 1 and 2 weeks of ingestion.

Key secondary outcomes

Stool amount, stool shape, stool color, stool odor, feeling after defecation 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

Ingestion of 4.2 g of plant granules daily for 2 weeks.

Interventions/Control_2

Ingestion of 4.2 g of placebo granules daily for 2 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 with defecation frequency between minimum 3 to maximum 5 per week.
2. Subjects who are aware of having a tendency to constipation.
3. Subjects who agree to participate in this study with a written informed consent.

Key exclusion criteria

1. Subjects with a clinical history of gastrointestinal cancer or currently under treatment or anti-tumor medication.
2. Subjects with gastrointestinal disorders such as inflammatory bowel syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome, etc.
3. Subjects who regularly take anticoagulants (e.g., warfarin).
4. Subjects with serious cerebrovascular, cardiac, hepatic, renal, gastrointestinal diseases, and/or affected with infectious diseases requiring reports to the authorities.
5. Subjects with major surgical history relevant to digestive system such as gastrectomy, gastrorrhaphy, enterectomy, etc.
6. Subjects with unusually high and/or low blood pressure and/or abnormal hematological data.
7. Subjects with severe anemia.
8. Pre- or post-menopausal women complaining obvious physical changes.
9. Subjects who are at risk of having allergic reactions to drugs or foods (especially gramineous plants such as rice, wheat and corn).
10. Subjects who regularly take drugs, functional foods and/or supplements which potentially affect bowel movements.
11. Subjects who cannot abstain from taking any of health-oriented foods (including Food for Specified Health Uses), fortified foods with dietary fiber or oligosaccharide, yoghurt, lactic acid bacteria beverage, natto during the preliminary investigation and the study period.
12. Heavy smokers, alcohol addicts or subjects with disordered lifestyle.
13. Subjects who donated either 400ml whole blood within 12 weeks (men) /16 weeks (women) prior to the screening tests or 200ml whole blood within 4 weeks or blood components within 2 weeks prior to the screening tests.
14. Pregnant or lactating women or women expect to be pregnant during this study.
15. Subjects who currently participate in other clinical trials or participated within the last 4 weeks prior to the current study.
16. Any other medical and/ or health reasons unfavorable to participation into the current study judged by the principal investigator.

Target sample size

72


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

The Ethics Committee approves that the source of funding shall not be disclosed.

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Profit organization

Nationality of Funding Organization

Japan


Other related organizations

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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

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 10 Month 06 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


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Progress

Recruitment status

Completed

Date of protocol fixation

2017 Year 09 Month 08 Day

Date of IRB


Anticipated trial start date

2017 Year 10 Month 13 Day

Last follow-up date

2017 Year 11 Month 29 Day

Date of closure to data entry

2017 Year 12 Month 26 Day

Date trial data considered complete

2018 Year 01 Month 09 Day

Date analysis concluded

2018 Year 11 Month 30 Day


Other

Other related information



Management information

Registered date

2017 Year 10 Month 05 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=R000033607


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