UMIN-ICDS Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000049183
Receipt number R000056020
Scientific Title A clinical study for evaluating the effects of food containing lactic acid bacteria on common cold symptoms - A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group comparative method -
Date of disclosure of the study information 2022/10/12
Last modified on 2023/09/06 09:13:16

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Basic information

Public title

A clinical study for evaluating the effects of food containing lactic acid bacteria on common cold symptoms - A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group comparative method -

Acronym

A clinical study for evaluating the effects of food containing lactic acid bacteria on common cold symptoms

Scientific Title

A clinical study for evaluating the effects of food containing lactic acid bacteria on common cold symptoms - A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group comparative method -

Scientific Title:Acronym

A clinical study for evaluating the effects of food containing lactic acid bacteria on common cold symptoms

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

Healthy Adults

Classification by specialty

Adult

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

To evaluate the effects of continuous intake of food containing lactic acid bacteria on the immune function.

Basic objectives2

Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1


Trial characteristics_2


Developmental phase



Assessment

Primary outcomes

A daily physical health questionnaire survey (about local and systemic symptoms associated with the common cold, general symptoms)

Key secondary outcomes

Salivary sIgA (concentration, secretion rate, secretion amount)
NK cell activity
Serum IgA level
Serum IgG level
pDC activity
Body temperature
Comprehensive analysis of intestinal microbiota
POMS 2 Adult Forms


Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Parallel

Randomization

Randomized

Randomization unit

Individual

Blinding

Double blind -all involved are blinded

Control

Placebo

Stratification


Dynamic allocation


Institution consideration


Blocking


Concealment



Intervention

No. of arms

2

Purpose of intervention

Prevention

Type of intervention

Food

Interventions/Control_1

The participants take 3 capsules containing the target lactic acid bacteria once a day for 12 weeks.

Interventions/Control_2

The participants take 3 capsules without the target lactic acid bacteria once a day for 12 weeks.

Interventions/Control_3


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Interventions/Control_6


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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. Japanese males and females aged 20 -64 years.
2. Participants who tend to catch a cold or get poor physical conditions.
3. Participants who received a sufficient explanation of the purpose and contents of this study, have the capacity to consent, applied with free will with sufficient understanding, and agreed to participate with a written document.

Key exclusion criteria

Participants (who)
1. suffering from, undergoing treatment for, or with a history of serious diseases
2. have chronic diseases and take medication on a daily basis
3. have been diagnosed with dry mouth
4. are unable to abstain from taking supplement, food for specified health use or functional food, or health food that may affect immune function
5. are unable to abstain from taking food that containing lactic acid bacteria, bifidobacterium, oligosaccharides, or viable bacteria during the study
6. consistently drink more than the appropriate amount of alcohol
7. are unable to abstain from alcohol for 2 days prior to the screening test and each test
8. have food allergies
9. take or plan to take medicine for pollen allergy
10. with digestive diseases affecting digestion and absorption and those with a history of digestive surgery (excluding appendicitis)
11. tend to get diarrhea by taking dairy products
12. are pregnant women, women who intend to become pregnant during the research period, and women who are breastfeeding
13. are judged to be inappropriate as research participants based on blood tests in the screening tests
14. have a history or current condition of drug or alcohol dependence
15. are participating in research involving the ingestion of other foods or the use of other medicines or those who have participated in or are willing to participate in other clinical research within one month of obtaining consent
16. are judged to be inappropriate as research participants by the principal investigator
17. smoke 21 or more cigarettes a day
18. plan to receive the influenza vaccine from 3 weeks before ingestion to the end of the ingestion period
19. plan to receive the COVID-19 vaccine during the ingestion period
20. work on night shift
21. plan to travel abroad during the study
22. has donated more than 200 mL of blood within 1 month or 400 mL of blood within 3 months prior to the date of obtaining consent, or those who have donated blood components

Target sample size

200


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name Yoshitaka
Middle name
Last name Iwama

Organization

Nihonbashi Cardiology Clinic

Division name

Director

Zip code

103-0001

Address

Kyodo Bldg. #201, 13 - 4 Nihonbashi Kodenmacho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

TEL

03-5641-4133

Email

yiwama@well-sleep.jp


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name Eiji
Middle name
Last name Yoshikawa

Organization

KSO Corporation

Division name

Sales department

Zip code

105-0023

Address

Shibaura Omodaka Building 7F, 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

MEGMILK SNOW BRAND 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 Nihonbashi Cardiology Clinic

Address

Kyodo Bldg. #201, 13 - 4 Nihonbashi Kodenmacho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

Tel

03-5641-4133

Email

niho-jimucho@well-sleep.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 10 Month 12 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

2022 Year 09 Month 28 Day

Date of IRB

2022 Year 09 Month 28 Day

Anticipated trial start date

2022 Year 11 Month 19 Day

Last follow-up date

2023 Year 04 Month 16 Day

Date of closure to data entry


Date trial data considered complete


Date analysis concluded



Other

Other related information



Management information

Registered date

2022 Year 10 Month 11 Day

Last modified on

2023 Year 09 Month 06 Day



Link to view the page

Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/icdr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000056020


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