UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000041041
Receipt number R000046846
Scientific Title The Effect of Nobiletin-rich Chinpi extract formulation on the sense of forgetfulness in healthy older adults.
Date of disclosure of the study information 2020/07/09
Last modified on 2020/07/09 14:34:38

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Basic information

Public title

The Effect of Nobiletin-rich Chinpi extract formulation on the sense of forgetfulness in healthy older adults.

Acronym

ENCEF study

Scientific Title

The Effect of Nobiletin-rich Chinpi extract formulation on the sense of forgetfulness in healthy older adults.

Scientific Title:Acronym

ENCEF study

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

Subjective cognitive impairment (SCI), Mild cognitive impairment (MCI)

Classification by specialty

Adult

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

The purpose of this study is to investigate the usefulness of nobiletin-rich Chinpi extract for sense of forgetfulness in the healthy elderly with subjective or mild cognitive impairment.

Basic objectives2

Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1


Trial characteristics_2


Developmental phase



Assessment

Primary outcomes

Change in questionnaire about sense of forgetfulness (self-reported AD8) at the start of administration and after 24 weeks.

Key secondary outcomes



Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Parallel

Randomization

Randomized

Randomization unit

Individual

Blinding

Double blind -all involved are blinded

Control

Active

Stratification

YES

Dynamic allocation


Institution consideration


Blocking


Concealment



Intervention

No. of arms

2

Purpose of intervention

Educational,Counseling,Training

Type of intervention

Food

Interventions/Control_1

Active group takes nobiletin-rich Chinpi extract daily for 24 weeks. The dosage is 1pack = 1g, 3 times a day before each meal. They take 3 g/day of the extract formulation, which contains 1,800 mg of nobiletin-rich Chinpi.

Interventions/Control_2

Control group takes Chinpi extract daily for 24 weeks. The dosage is 1pack = 1g, 3 times a day before each meal. They take 3 g/day of the extract formulation, which contains 1,800 mg of Chinpi.

Interventions/Control_3


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Interventions/Control_10



Eligibility

Age-lower limit

65 years-old <=

Age-upper limit

85 years-old >=

Gender

Male and Female

Key inclusion criteria

(1) Subjective cognitive impairment or mild cognitive impairment.
(2) From 65 to 85 years old at the time of registration.
(3) Regardless of gender.
(4) Those who consent in writing to participate in this study.
(5) Those who have cooperation from information providers about his/her daily life for this study.
(6) Those who do not meet the exclusion criteria (see below).

Key exclusion criteria

(1) Already diagnosed with dementia or strongly suspected.
(2) Already diagnosed with a neurodegenerative disease (e.g. Parkinson's disease) or suspected by interview or medical examination.
(3) Affected to those physical condition by cerebrovascular disorders.
(4) Currently taking the following medications within 1 month.
・ Anti-dementia drug: donepezil, galantamine, rivastigmine (cholinesterase inhibitor) and memantine (NMDA receptor antagonist).
・Functional food and herbal medicines which claim that maintain cognitive function (e.g. phosphatidylserine, curcumin, ginkgo biloba extract and polygala root).
・Chinese herb preparations including Chinpi (e.g. Koso-san, Hei-san-san, Ni-chin-to, Tachibana-to, Tachibiki-to and Yokukan-san-Ken-saku).
・Central nervous system drugs (e.g. antidepressants, antipsychotics, anxiolytics, sleeping drugs, anti-parkinson drugs and psychostimulants).
(5) Suspected of having metabolic encephalopathy (e.g. hepatic encephalopathy, renal encephalopathy, electrolyte abnormality and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) by interview or medical examination.
(6) Already diagnosed with mental illnesses (e.g. schizophrenia and depression) or suspected by an interview or examination.
(7) Judged by the research doctor to be inappropriate.
(8) An allergy history to Chinpi and citrus fruits.
(9) Metals in the body such as pacemaker.
(10) An allergy history to the FDG-PET tracer.
(11) Obvious liver dysfunction, renal dysfunction, heart failure, severe anemia, severe malnutrition and inflammatory reaction.

Target sample size

100


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name Kenichi
Middle name
Last name Meguro

Organization

New Industry Creation Hatchery Center (NICHe), Tohoku University

Division name

Geriatric Behavioral Neurology Project

Zip code

980-8575

Address

Institute of Development Aging and Cancer (IDAC), 4-1, Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, 980-8575 Sendai, Japan

TEL

+81-022-717-7359

Email

k-meg@umin.ac.jp


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name Tomonari
Middle name
Last name Koto

Organization

New Industry Creation Hatchery Center (NICHe), Tohoku University

Division name

Geriatric Behavioral Neurology Project

Zip code

980-8575

Address

Institute of Development Aging and Cancer (IDAC), 4-1, Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, 980-8575 Sendai, Japan

TEL

+81-022-717-7359

Homepage URL


Email

tomonari.koto.b6@tohoku.ac.jp


Sponsor or person

Institute

Tohoku University

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

New Industry Creation Hatchery Center (NICHe), Tohoku University

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Self funding

Nationality of Funding Organization



Other related organizations

Co-sponsor

1) Sendai Medical Imaging Clinic
2) Medical Imaging and Brain checkup Clinic

Name of secondary funder(s)



IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization

Clinical Research Innovation and Education Center Tohoku University Hospital

Address

1-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, 980-8574 Sendai, Miyagi, Japan

Tel

+81-22-717-7122

Email

office@crieto.hosp.tohoku.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

Sendai Medical Imaging Clinic (Miyagi Prefecture), Medical Imaging and Brain checkup Clinic (Miyagi Prefecture)


Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2020 Year 07 Month 09 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


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Progress

Recruitment status

Preinitiation

Date of protocol fixation

2020 Year 05 Month 13 Day

Date of IRB


Anticipated trial start date

2020 Year 07 Month 09 Day

Last follow-up date

2025 Year 03 Month 31 Day

Date of closure to data entry


Date trial data considered complete


Date analysis concluded



Other

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Management information

Registered date

2020 Year 07 Month 09 Day

Last modified on

2020 Year 07 Month 09 Day



Link to view the page

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https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000046846


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