UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000037601
Receipt number R000042862
Scientific Title Effect of Daily Ingestion of the raw spirulina on Bowel Movements: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel Group Comparison Study
Date of disclosure of the study information 2019/08/06
Last modified on 2020/10/14 12:03:47

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Basic information

Public title

Effect of Daily Ingestion of the raw spirulina on Bowel Movements: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel Group Comparison Study

Acronym

Beneficial Effect of Daily Ingestion of the raw spirulina on Bowel Movements

Scientific Title

Effect of Daily Ingestion of the raw spirulina on Bowel Movements: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel Group Comparison Study

Scientific Title:Acronym

Beneficial Effect of Daily Ingestion of the raw spirulina 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 and safety associated with 2 weeks daily ingestion of the raw spirulina on bowel movements, in a double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel group comparison study.

Basic objectives2

Safety,Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1


Trial characteristics_2


Developmental phase



Assessment

Primary outcomes

Defecation frequency after 2 weeks of ingestion.

Key secondary outcomes

Stoolvolume, stool shape, stool color, stool odor, feeling after defecation, gut flora, heart rate variability, Electroencephalogram during sleeping, fecalmetabolome, blood metabolome, sleeping record (physical conditions before and after sleeping)


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


Blocking

YES

Concealment

No need to know


Intervention

No. of arms

2

Purpose of intervention

Prevention

Type of intervention

Food

Interventions/Control_1

Daily ingestion 17 g of the raw spirulina for 2 weeks.

Interventions/Control_2

Daily ingestion 3.5 g of the mix powder containing barley young leaf and euglena for 2 weeks.

Interventions/Control_3


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Interventions/Control_7


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Interventions/Control_10



Eligibility

Age-lower limit

40 years-old <=

Age-upper limit

60 years-old >

Gender

Female

Key inclusion criteria

1. Subjects who agree to participate in this study with a written informed consent.
2. Subjects with defecation frequency between minimum 3 to maximum 5 per week.
3. Subjects who are aware of having a tendency toward constipation.

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 with photosensitivity.
4. Subjects who regularly take anticoagulant, antiplatelet medicine, and/or NSAIDs.
5. Subjects with serious cerebrovascular, cardiac, hepatic, renal, gastrointestinal diseases, and/or affected with infectious diseases requiring reports to the authorities.
6. Subjects with major surgical history relevant to the 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 of obvious physical changes.
10. Subjects who are at risk of having allergic reactions to drugs or foods especially based on seaweed and gelatin.
11. Subjects who regularly take the food containing spirulina, young barley, euglena and/or chlorella.
12. Subjects who regularly take drugs, functional foods and/or supplements which potentially affect bowel movements.
13. Heavy smokers, alcohol addicts or subjects with disordered lifestyle.
14. Subjects who donated either 400 ml whole blood within 16 weeks, 200 ml whole blood within 4 weeks, or blood components within 2 weeks, prior to the current study.
15. Pregnant or lactating women or women who expect to be pregnant during this study.
16. Subjects who currently participate in other clinical trials, or participated within the last 4 weeks prior to the current study.
17. Any other medical and/or health reasons unfavorable to participation in the current study, as judged by the principal investigator.

Target sample size

20


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name Jun
Middle name
Last name NISHIHIRA

Organization

Hokkaido Information University

Division name

Department of Medical Management and Informatics

Zip code

069-8585

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 Jun
Middle name
Last name NISHIHIRA

Organization

Hokkaido Information University

Division name

Health Information Science Center

Zip code

069-8585

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

National Agriculture and Food Research Organization

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Japanese Governmental office

Nationality of Funding Organization

Japan


Other related organizations

Co-sponsor

Bioresource and Bioenvironment Kyushu University

Name of secondary funder(s)



IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization

The ethics committee of Hokkaido Information University

Address

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

Tel

011-385-4411

Email

soumu@do-johodai.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

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

2019 Year 08 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


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Baseline Characteristics


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Adverse events


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Progress

Recruitment status

Completed

Date of protocol fixation

2019 Year 07 Month 29 Day

Date of IRB

2019 Year 07 Month 26 Day

Anticipated trial start date

2019 Year 09 Month 27 Day

Last follow-up date

2019 Year 10 Month 30 Day

Date of closure to data entry


Date trial data considered complete


Date analysis concluded



Other

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Management information

Registered date

2019 Year 08 Month 06 Day

Last modified on

2020 Year 10 Month 14 Day



Link to view the page

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https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000042862


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