UMIN-ICDS Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000035613
Receipt number R000040573
Scientific Title Effects of consumption of the test food on bowel movement and intestinal environment: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group trial
Date of disclosure of the study information 2019/01/21
Last modified on 2021/05/27 11:02:31

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Basic information

Public title

Effects of consumption of the test food on bowel movement and intestinal environment: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group trial

Acronym

Effects of consumption of the test food on bowel movement and intestinal environment

Scientific Title

Effects of consumption of the test food on bowel movement and intestinal environment: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group trial

Scientific Title:Acronym

Effects of consumption of the test food on bowel movement and intestinal environment

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 the test food on bowel movement and intestinal environment on the healthy Japanese adult subjects who defecate three to five times per week and do not eat enough fiber

Basic objectives2

Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1

Confirmatory

Trial characteristics_2

Pragmatic

Developmental phase

Not applicable


Assessment

Primary outcomes

1. Defecation frequency

*1 Record the bowel movement diary from a week before screening (before consumption) to the day before screening (before consumption) and from a week before consuming to the day before 4 weeks after consuming (total 3 weeks)

Key secondary outcomes

1. Defecation days
2. Amount of defecation
3. Shape of stool
4. Smell of stool
5. Exhilarating feeling
6. Bifidobacterium
7. Lactobacillales
8. Bacteroides
9. Prevotella
10. Clostridium cluster IV
11. Clostridium cluster IX
12. Clostridium cluster XI
13. Clostridium subcluster XIVa
14. Clostridium cluster XVIII
15. The Japanese version of Constipation Assessment Scale MT version (CAS-MT)
16. Bristol stool scale
17. Succinic acid
18. Lactic acid
19. Formic acid
20. Acetic acid
21. Propionic acid
22. iso-Butyric acid
23. n-Butyric acid
24. iso-Valeric acid
25. n-Valeric acid

*1-5 Record the bowel movement diary from a week before screening (before consumption) to the day before screening (before consumption) and from a week before consuming to the day before 4 weeks after consuming (total 3 weeks)
*6-25 Assess the measured values or the amount of change at screening (before consumption) and at 2 weeks after consumption


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

Institution is not considered as adjustment factor.

Blocking

NO

Concealment

Central registration


Intervention

No. of arms

2

Purpose of intervention

Treatment

Type of intervention

Food

Interventions/Control_1

Duration: 2 weeks
Test food: Tablets containing mulukhiya
Administration: Take a total of 30 tablets per day between meals with water and no chewing

Interventions/Control_2

Duration: 2 weeks
Test food: Placebo tablets
Administration: Take a total of 30 tablets per day between meals with water and no chewing

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


Not applicable

Gender

Male and Female

Key inclusion criteria

1. Healthy subjects

2. Japanese adult subjects

3. Subjects who defecate three to five times per week

4. Subjects who do not eat enough fiber in usual dietary life

5. Subjects who are determined as eligible to participate in the study by the physician

6. Subjects who have relatively a few defecation frequencies at a week before screening (before consumption)

Key exclusion criteria

1. Subjects who are undergoing medical treatment or have a medical history of malignant tumor, heart failure or 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 currently taking medications (including herbal medicines) and dietary supplements

6. Subjects who regularly use anticoagulants, such as warfarin

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

8. Subjects who are pregnant, breast-feeding, or planning to become pregnant

9. 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 participate another trial during this trial

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

Target sample size

20


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

AOTSUBU CO.,LTD.

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 01 Month 21 Day


Related information

URL releasing protocol

Unpublished

Publication of results

Published


Result

URL related to results and publications

https://ffhdj.com/index.php/ffhd/article/view/686

Number of participants that the trial has enrolled

22

Results

Nagahara H, Nagahara M, Ohmi N, Takahashi Y, Takara T. Bowel movement improvement by Mulukhiyah (Corchorus olitorius)-containing food (AOTSUBU) consumption: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group comparison trial. FFHD 2020; 10(5): 210-227

Results date posted

2021 Year 05 Month 27 Day

Results Delayed


Results Delay Reason


Date of the first journal publication of results

2020 Year 03 Month 18 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 01 Month 07 Day

Date of IRB

2019 Year 01 Month 07 Day

Anticipated trial start date

2019 Year 01 Month 22 Day

Last follow-up date

2019 Year 04 Month 21 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 01 Month 21 Day

Last modified on

2021 Year 05 Month 27 Day



Link to view the page

Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/icdr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000040573


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