UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000036665
Receipt number R000041777
Scientific Title A verification study of actual feeling of the effects of royal jelly: an open-label trial
Date of disclosure of the study information 2019/05/07
Last modified on 2021/05/28 13:26:09

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Basic information

Public title

A verification study of actual feeling of the effects of royal jelly

Acronym

A verification study of actual feeling of the effects of royal jelly

Scientific Title

A verification study of actual feeling of the effects of royal jelly: an open-label trial

Scientific Title:Acronym

A verification study of actual feeling of the effects of royal jelly

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

Healthy Japanese subjects

Classification by specialty

Not applicable Adult

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

To verify the effects of raw royal jelly on actual feeling of fatigue

Basic objectives2

Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1

Exploratory

Trial characteristics_2

Pragmatic

Developmental phase

Not applicable


Assessment

Primary outcomes

Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) of fatigue

* Conform to the methods of Japanese Society of Fatigue Science
* Assess the measured value at screening (before consumption) and at 12 weeks after consumption or calculate the amount of change.

Key secondary outcomes

1. Urinary 8-OHdG
2. Simplified Menopausal Index (SMI)
3. OSA sleep inventory MA version
4. Subjective symptoms (The Likert scale method)
5. Blood estradiol level
6. Blood free testosterone level
7. Blood lymphocytes / neutrophils ratio

*1-3, 5-7 Assess the measured value at screening (before consumption) and at 12 weeks after consumption or calculate the amount of change.
*4 Assess the measured value at screening (before consumption) and at 12 weeks after consumption.


Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Single arm

Randomization

Non-randomized

Randomization unit


Blinding

Open -no one is blinded

Control

Uncontrolled

Stratification


Dynamic allocation


Institution consideration


Blocking


Concealment



Intervention

No. of arms

1

Purpose of intervention

Treatment

Type of intervention

Food

Interventions/Control_1

Duration: 12 weeks
Test food: Raw royal jelly capsule
Administration: Take 4 capsules with water once a day at any time of the day

* Daily dose must be taken within the day.

Interventions/Control_2


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

40 years-old <=

Age-upper limit

69 years-old >=

Gender

Female

Key inclusion criteria

1. Healthy Japanese adult

2. Subjects who feel fatigue in daily and difficult to recover

3. Subjects who are judged as eligible to participate in the study by the physician

4. Within the subjects who met 1st to 3rd inclusion criteria, select subjects with relatively high score in VAS of fatigue.

Key exclusion criteria

1. Subjects who are undergoing medical treatment or have a medical history of malignant tumor, heart failure, and myocardial infarction

2. Subjects who have a pacemaker or an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD)

3. Currently undergoing treatment for any of the following chronic diseases: cardiac arrhythmia, liver disease, kidney disease, cerebrovascular disorder, rheumatism, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, hypertension, or any other chronic diseases

4. Subjects who use or take "Foods for Specified Health Uses", "Foods with Function Claims", or other functional food/beverage in daily

5. Subjects who are diagnosed with menopausal syndrome

6. Subjects who are currently taking medications (including herbal medicines) and supplements

7. Subjects who have experienced allergic reactions to bee stings

8. Subjects who have the medical history or under the treatment of asthma

9. Subjects who have the medical history or under the treatment of atopy

10. Subjects who are hypotension

11. Subjects who are allergic to medicines and/or the test food related products

12. Subjects who are pregnant, lactation, or planning to become pregnant

13. Subjects who have been enrolled in other clinical trials within the last three months before the agreement to participate in this trial or plan to enroll in anther clinical trial during trial period

14. Subjects who are ineligibility to participate in the study based on the evaluation of the principal physician

Target sample size

45


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name Kazuo
Middle name
Last name YAMAMOTO

Organization

ORTHOMEDICO Inc.

Division name

CEO

Zip code

112-0002

Address

2F Sumitomo Fudosan Korakuen Bldg., 1-4-1, Koishikawa, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.

TEL

03-3818-0610

Email

kazu@orthomedico.jp


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name Naoko
Middle name
Last name SUZUKI

Organization

ORTHOMEDICO Inc.

Division name

R&D Department

Zip code

112-0002

Address

2F Sumitomo Fudosan Korakuen Bldg., 1-4-1, Koishikawa, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.

TEL

03-3818-0610

Homepage URL


Email

nao@orthomedico.jp


Sponsor or person

Institute

ORTHOMEDICO Inc.

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

MediProduce, Inc.

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Profit organization

Nationality of Funding Organization



Other related organizations

Co-sponsor

Medical Corporation Seishinkai, Takara Clinic

Name of secondary funder(s)



IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization

the ethical committee of the Takara Clinic, Medical Corporation Seishinkai

Address

9F Taisei Building, 2-3-2, Higashi-gotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan.

Tel

03-5793-3623

Email

info@takara-clinic.com


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

医療法人社団盛心会 タカラクリニック (東京都)
Medical Corporation Seishinkai, Takara Clinic (Tokyo, Japan)


Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2019 Year 05 Month 07 Day


Related information

URL releasing protocol

Unpublished

Publication of results

Published


Result

URL related to results and publications

http://www.pieronline.jp/content/article/0386-3603/49010/127

Number of participants that the trial has enrolled

49

Results

Akiyama S, Hoshino T, Takara T, Mitsuo T. Reduction of fatigue with the intake of fresh royal jelly-an open-label, before-after trial-. Pharmacol Ther. 2021; 49(1): 127-141.

Results date posted

2021 Year 05 Month 28 Day

Results Delayed


Results Delay Reason


Date of the first journal publication of results

2021 Year 01 Month 28 Day

Baseline Characteristics

Refer to the paper

Participant flow

Refer to the paper

Adverse events

Refer to the paper

Outcome measures

Refer to the paper

Plan to share IPD

Undecided

IPD sharing Plan description

To require consultation among related companies


Progress

Recruitment status

Completed

Date of protocol fixation

2019 Year 04 Month 16 Day

Date of IRB

2019 Year 04 Month 16 Day

Anticipated trial start date

2019 Year 05 Month 07 Day

Last follow-up date

2019 Year 10 Month 19 Day

Date of closure to data entry


Date trial data considered complete


Date analysis concluded



Other

Other related information



Management information

Registered date

2019 Year 05 Month 07 Day

Last modified on

2021 Year 05 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=R000041777


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