UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000042753
Receipt number R000048796
Scientific Title Effect of Daily Ingestion of Partially Hydrolyzed Guar Gum (PHGG) on Immune Function: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel Group Study
Date of disclosure of the study information 2020/12/15
Last modified on 2021/10/25 09:55:54

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Basic information

Public title

Effect of Daily Ingestion of Partially Hydrolyzed Guar Gum (PHGG) on Immune Function: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel Group Study

Acronym

Beneficial Effects of Partially Hydrolyzed Guar Gum (PHGG) on Immune Function

Scientific Title

Effect of Daily Ingestion of Partially Hydrolyzed Guar Gum (PHGG) on Immune Function: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel Group Study

Scientific Title:Acronym

Beneficial Effects of Partially Hydrolyzed Guar Gum (PHGG) on Immune Function

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

Healthy adults

Classification by specialty

Adult

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

To investigate clinical benefits associated with immune function on 12 weeks daily ingestion of partially hydrolyzed guar gum (PHGG) in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel group study.

Basic objectives2

Safety,Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1

Confirmatory

Trial characteristics_2

Pragmatic

Developmental phase



Assessment

Primary outcomes

Diary about cold-like symptoms at 6 and 12 weeks after beginning the intake of test food.

Key secondary outcomes

Salivary secretory IgA, number of NK cells, CD4/CD8 ratio, number of Treg cells, serum IgG, five fraction of leukocyte, serum cytokines (IFN-gamma, IL-10), organic acids in feces.


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 7.2 g of Partially Hydrolyzed Guar Gum (PHGG) for 12 weeks.

Interventions/Control_2

Daily ingestion 7.2 g of dextrin for 12 weeks.

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

20 years-old <=

Age-upper limit

65 years-old >

Gender

Male and Female

Key inclusion criteria

1. Subjects who fully understand significance, content and purpose of this study and who agree to participate in this study with a written informed consent.
2. Subjects with relatively high score for 18 items related to psychological stress on The Brief Job Stress Questionnaire.

Key exclusion criteria

1. Subjects who are under treatment or medication for autoimmune diseases, chronic inflammatory diseases or allergies.
2. Subjects who plan to receive influenza vaccination from the screening test date to the end of intake.
3. Subjects with serious cerebrovascular, cardiac, hepatic, renal, gastrointestinal or affected with infectious diseases which is required to report to the authorities.
4. Subjects who have a major surgical history such as gastrectomy, gastrorrhaphy, enterectomy or other serious gastrointestinal surgeries.
5. Subjects with unusually high and/or low blood pressure, abnormal physical data and/or abnormal hematological data.
6. Subjects with severe anemia.
7. Pre- or post-menopausal women complaining of obvious physical changes.
8. Subjects who are at risk of having allergic reactions to drugs, foods (especially soybeans or peanuts) and/or birch pollen.
9. Subjects who regularly take medicines (Antibiotics, immunosuppressants, anti-inflammatory drugs, antirheumatic drugs, antihistamines, antiallergic drugs, lactic acid bacteria preparations), functional food and/or supplements (mushrooms, seaweed, nucleic acids, yeast, lactobacillus, etc.) which would affect the immune function.
10. Heavy smokers, alcohol addicts or subjects with irregular lifestyle.
11. Subjects who donated either 400 ml whole blood within 16 weeks (women), 12 weeks (men), 200 ml whole blood within 4 weeks, or blood components within 2 weeks, prior to the current study.
12. Pregnant or lactating women or women who expect to be pregnant during this study.
13. Subjects who currently participate in other clinical trials, or participated within the last 4 weeks prior to the current study.
14. Subjects determined to be ineligible by the principal investigator.

Target sample size

100


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, Japan

TEL

011-385-4411

Email

nishihira@do-johodai.ac.jp


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name Naoyuki
Middle name
Last name HONMA

Organization

Hokkaido Information University

Division name

Health Information Science Center

Zip code

069-8585

Address

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

TEL

011-385-4430

Homepage URL


Email

hisc-acad.res@s.do-johodai.ac.jp


Sponsor or person

Institute

Hokkaido Information University

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

Nestle Japan Ltd.
Taiyo Kagaku Co. Ltd.

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Profit organization

Nationality of Funding Organization

Japan


Other related organizations

Co-sponsor


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

2020 Year 12 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

2020 Year 11 Month 25 Day

Date of IRB

2020 Year 11 Month 25 Day

Anticipated trial start date

2021 Year 01 Month 07 Day

Last follow-up date

2021 Year 04 Month 27 Day

Date of closure to data entry


Date trial data considered complete


Date analysis concluded



Other

Other related information



Management information

Registered date

2020 Year 12 Month 14 Day

Last modified on

2021 Year 10 Month 25 Day



Link to view the page

Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000048796


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