UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000041187
Receipt number R000044333
Scientific Title Effect of Daily Ingestion of the Dietary Fiber made from Rice Bran on Bowel Movements and Improving Minor Ailments: An Open-Label, Uncontrolled Pilot Study
Date of disclosure of the study information 2021/03/15
Last modified on 2021/04/09 16:32:36

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Basic information

Public title

Effect of Daily Ingestion of the Dietary Fiber made from Rice Bran on Bowel Movements and Improving Minor Ailments: An Open-Label, Uncontrolled Pilot Study

Acronym

Effect of Daily Ingestion of the Dietary Fiber made from Rice Bran on Bowel Movements and Improving Minor Ailments

Scientific Title

Effect of Daily Ingestion of the Dietary Fiber made from Rice Bran on Bowel Movements and Improving Minor Ailments: An Open-Label, Uncontrolled Pilot Study

Scientific Title:Acronym

Effect of Daily Ingestion of the Dietary Fiber made from Rice Bran on Bowel Movements and Improving Minor Ailments

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 4 weeks daily ingestion of the dietary fiber made from rice bran on bowel movements, stress reducing and sleep improving in a open-label, uncontrolled study.

Basic objectives2

Safety,Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1


Trial characteristics_2


Developmental phase



Assessment

Primary outcomes

Defecation frequency after 4 weeks of ingestion.

Key secondary outcomes

Stoolvolume, stool shape, stool color, stool odor, feeling after defecation, gut flora, heart rate variability, Electroencephalogram during sleeping, blood metabolome, sleeping record (physical conditions before and after sleeping), nail cortisol, questionnaire about subjects' background information.


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

Prevention

Type of intervention

Food

Interventions/Control_1

Daily ingestion 3 g of the Dietary fiber made from rice bran for 4 weeks.

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

30 years-old <=

Age-upper limit

65 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.

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 have used as needed or continued to use antibiotics within 3 months prior to screening test.
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 the 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 of obvious physical changes.
9. Subjects who are at risk of having allergic reactions to drugs or cedar pollen or foods especially based on soybean, pork, gelatin, egg, wheat, milk and apple.
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 during the study period.
12. Subjects who cannot abstain from taking too much of oligosaccharide, dietary fiber, yoghurt, lactic acid bacteria beverage, natto during the study period.
13. Heavy smokers, alcohol addicts or subjects with disordered lifestyle.
14. Subjects who donated either 400 ml whole blood within 16 weeks or 200 ml whole blood within 4 weeks or blood components within 2 weeks prior to the screening tests.
15. Pregnant or lactating women or women 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 into the current study judged by the principal investigator.

Target sample size

30


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

Other

Nationality of Funding Organization

Japan


Other related organizations

Co-sponsor

Bioresource and Bioenvironment Kyushu University, Kirin Holdings Company, Limited

Name of secondary funder(s)

Kirin Holdings Company, Limited


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



Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2021 Year 03 Month 15 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


Outcome measures


Plan to share IPD


IPD sharing Plan description



Progress

Recruitment status

Completed

Date of protocol fixation

2019 Year 11 Month 26 Day

Date of IRB

2019 Year 09 Month 26 Day

Anticipated trial start date

2020 Year 01 Month 07 Day

Last follow-up date

2020 Year 03 Month 23 Day

Date of closure to data entry


Date trial data considered complete


Date analysis concluded

2021 Year 03 Month 15 Day


Other

Other related information



Management information

Registered date

2020 Year 07 Month 22 Day

Last modified on

2021 Year 04 Month 09 Day



Link to view the page

Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000044333


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