UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000031778
Receipt number R000036277
Scientific Title A study on stress reduction of students by White Leaf Tea
Date of disclosure of the study information 2018/04/23
Last modified on 2020/12/17 16:41:22

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Basic information

Public title

A study on stress reduction of students by White Leaf Tea

Acronym

Anti-stress effect of White Leaf Tea

Scientific Title

A study on stress reduction of students by White Leaf Tea

Scientific Title:Acronym

Anti-stress effect of White Leaf Tea

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

Stress

Classification by specialty

Not applicable Adult

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

The purpose is to measure stress symptoms in students during pharmacy practice and to evaluate the efficacy of White Leaf Tea eluted in water in suppressing chronic stress, by measuring the salivary amylase activity and subjective stress.

Basic objectives2

Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1

Exploratory

Trial characteristics_2

Pragmatic

Developmental phase

Not applicable


Assessment

Primary outcomes

Alteration in salivary amylase activity in students during daily life at university and during pharmacy practice for 15 days.

Key secondary outcomes

Physical condition, Sleeping time, State-trait anxiety inventory (STAI test), replying to a questionnaire (subjective stress, achievement emotion)


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


Institution consideration


Blocking

YES

Concealment

Central registration


Intervention

No. of arms

2

Purpose of intervention

Prevention

Type of intervention

Food

Interventions/Control_1

White Leaf Tea (3 g) for 15 days

Interventions/Control_2

Placebo tea (3 g) for 15 days

Interventions/Control_3


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

22 years-old <=

Age-upper limit

30 years-old >

Gender

Male and Female

Key inclusion criteria

Students of pharmaceutical sciences in the 5th grade, non-smoker.
Obtained written informed consent from the student before participation.
Possible to take White Leaf Tea eluted in 500 mL water for 15 days excluding weekends and holidays.
Possible to check salivary amylase activity two times daily for 15 days.

Key exclusion criteria

Taking tranquilizer(s)
Diagnosed as inadequate to participate in the study by a doctor

Target sample size

50


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name Keiko
Middle name
Last name Unno

Organization

University of Shizuoka

Division name

School of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Zip code

422-8526

Address

52-1 Yada, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka

TEL

054-264-5731

Email

unno@u-shizuoka-ken.ac.jp


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name Keiko
Middle name
Last name Unno

Organization

University of Shizuoka

Division name

Tea Science Center

Zip code

422-8526

Address

52-1 Yada, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka

TEL

054-264-5822

Homepage URL


Email

unno@u-shizuoka-ken.ac.jp


Sponsor or person

Institute

University of Shizuoka, Japan

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

University of Shizuoka, Japan

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Local Government

Nationality of Funding Organization

Japan


Other related organizations

Co-sponsor


Name of secondary funder(s)



IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization

University of Shizuoka

Address

52-1 Yada, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka-city

Tel

054-264-5103

Email

tyous10@u-shizuoka-ken.ac.jp


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

静岡県立大学


Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2018 Year 04 Month 23 Day


Related information

URL releasing protocol

https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25153550

Publication of results

Published


Result

URL related to results and publications

https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25153550

Number of participants that the trial has enrolled

48

Results

We examined the anti-stress effect of shaded white leaf tea (SWLT) on humans. Participants consumed the tea for 1 week prior to pharmacy practice, and continued for 10 days in the practice period. The state-trait anxiety inventory, an anxiety questionnaire, tended to be scored lower in the SWLT group than placebo, but other stress markers showed no differences. However, SWLT, which is high in caffeine and amino acids, suppressed depressant behavior in mice.

Results date posted

2020 Year 12 Month 17 Day

Results Delayed


Results Delay Reason


Date of the first journal publication of results

2020 Year 08 Month 03 Day

Baseline Characteristics

Forty-eight healthy fifth-year students from the University of Shizuoka

Participant flow

One tea bag of Shaded White Leaf Tea (SWLT) or placebo (normal green tea) (3 g of tea in bag) was steeped in 500 mL of room-temperature water. The participants drank it everyday for 17 days (before 7 days of pharmacy practice and during 10 days of pharmacy practice).

Adverse events

No

Outcome measures

Measurement of salivary amylase activity
Assessment of anxiety using STAI
Subjective stress using VAS
A questionnaire for physical condition
A questionnaire for sense of achievement

Plan to share IPD


IPD sharing Plan description



Progress

Recruitment status

Completed

Date of protocol fixation

2018 Year 03 Month 23 Day

Date of IRB

2018 Year 03 Month 23 Day

Anticipated trial start date

2018 Year 04 Month 09 Day

Last follow-up date

2018 Year 12 Month 31 Day

Date of closure to data entry

2018 Year 12 Month 31 Day

Date trial data considered complete

2019 Year 12 Month 31 Day

Date analysis concluded

2019 Year 12 Month 31 Day


Other

Other related information



Management information

Registered date

2018 Year 03 Month 17 Day

Last modified on

2020 Year 12 Month 17 Day



Link to view the page

Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000036277


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