UMIN-ICDS Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000042067
Receipt number R000047947
Scientific Title Effect of Bifidobacteria on defecation in healthy volunteers : a randomized, single-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
Date of disclosure of the study information 2022/09/29
Last modified on 2022/09/29 10:31:12

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Basic information

Public title

Effect of Bifidobacteria on defecation in healthy volunteers : a randomized, single-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

Acronym

Effect of Bifidobacteria on defecation in healthy volunteers.

Scientific Title

Effect of Bifidobacteria on defecation in healthy volunteers : a randomized, single-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

Scientific Title:Acronym

Effect of Bifidobacteria on defecation in healthy volunteers.

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

Healthy adults

Classification by specialty

Adult

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

To evaluate the effect of intervention with Bifidobacteria to defecation in healthy volunteers with a tendency of constipation.

Basic objectives2

Safety,Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1


Trial characteristics_2


Developmental phase



Assessment

Primary outcomes

1.Defecation frequency

Key secondary outcomes

1.Defecation days
2.Fecal amount
3.Stool consistency (Bristol stool scale)
4.Straining during defecation
5.Pain during defecation
6.Feeling of incomplete evacuation after defecation
7.Fecal color
8.Fecal odor
9.Abdominal bloating
10.Fecal water content
11.Gut microbiota


Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Parallel

Randomization

Randomized

Randomization unit

Individual

Blinding

Single blind -participants are blinded

Control

Placebo

Stratification


Dynamic allocation


Institution consideration


Blocking


Concealment



Intervention

No. of arms

4

Purpose of intervention

Prevention

Type of intervention

Food

Interventions/Control_1

Take test food1 once a day, 1 capsule, for 2 weeks.

Interventions/Control_2

Take test food2 one day, one, for 2 weeks.

Interventions/Control_3

Take test food3 one day, one, for 2 weeks.

Interventions/Control_4

Take test food4 one day, one, for 2 weeks.

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.Males and females from 20 to 64 years of age.
2.Subjects who usually have two meals a day.
3.Subjects with a tendency for constipation at three to five times of defecation per weeks.
4.Subjects with a tendency for hard stool.
5.Subjects who can make self-judgment and are voluntarily giving written informed consent.

Key exclusion criteria

1.Subjects who fall in more than half a week to Bristol scale 1.
2.Subjects who are taking medicine.
3.Subjects who are taking health foods which are said to improve constipation at the point of screening examination.
4.Subjects who are having been taken antibacterial drug within 2 weeks at the point of before screening examination.
5.Subjects who are not able to stop ingesting foods containing live bacteria such as lactic acid bacteria, bifidobacteria, and bacillus subtilis natto, foods fortified with oligosaccharides and dietary fiber, health foods that are said to be good for improving constipation, foods containing a large amount of sugar alcohol, and/or taking antibacterial drugs, laxatives, intestinal regulators, constipation drugs during the study period.
6.Subjects who are consuming large amounts of alcohol on a daily basis.
7.Subjects with a digestive organ disease or surgical history who has an influence on digestive absorption and defecation.
8.Subjects with chronic illness who regularly use medicine (including IBS and IBD)
9.Subjects who have food and medicine allergy.
10.Subjects who are affected from or under treatment of serious disease.
11.Subjects who are judged to be unsuitable as a subject from an answer of a subjective background questionnaire.
12.Subjects who are pregnant or breast-feeding, or have the will of pregnancy during the study period.
13.Subjects who participate in other clinical trials ,who have participated in other tests within one month of obtaining consent, or who are willing to participate.
14.Subjects who are judged as unsuitable for the study by the investigator for the other reasons.

Target sample size

80


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name Toru
Middle name
Last name Sagami

Organization

Shinagawa Season Terrace Health Care Clinic

Division name

Doctor

Zip code

108-0075

Address

1-2-70 Konan,Minato-ku,Tokyo The 5th floor of Shinagawa season terrace

TEL

03-3452-3382

Email

shibaura@sempos.or.jp


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name Yoshika
Middle name
Last name Komori

Organization

KSO Corporation

Division name

Sales department

Zip code

105-0023

Address

1-9-7 Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo

TEL

03-3452-7733

Homepage URL


Email

eigyou27@kso.co.jp


Sponsor or person

Institute

KSO Corporation

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

Biofermin Pharmaceutical Co.,Ltd

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Profit organization

Nationality of Funding Organization



Other related organizations

Co-sponsor


Name of secondary funder(s)



IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization

Ethical Committee of Kobuna Orthopedics Clinic

Address

5-656-17 Joto-machi, Maebashi-shi, Gumma

Tel

027-212-5608

Email

sagawa@mc-connect.co.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

2022 Year 09 Month 29 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

80

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 09 Month 17 Day

Date of IRB

2020 Year 09 Month 17 Day

Anticipated trial start date

2020 Year 10 Month 10 Day

Last follow-up date

2020 Year 11 Month 15 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 10 Month 09 Day

Last modified on

2022 Year 09 Month 29 Day



Link to view the page

Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/icdr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000047947


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