Tokyo, Oct. 9 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000063194) titled 'A study comparing the effects of medium-chain fatty acid (octanoic acid, C8:0) intake at breakfast versus dinner (2026 study)' on Oct. 9.

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Basic Design - Parallel Randomization - Randomized Blinding - Open -no one is blinded Control - Active

Primary Sponsor: Institute - Tezukayama University

Condition: Condition - Healthy young adults Classification by malignancy - Others Genomic information - NO

Objective: Narrative objectives1 - To compare the effects of one month of octanoic acid (C8:0) supplementation at breakfast versus dinner on body composition, physical performance, concentration, and memory in healthy young adults. Basic objectives2 - Efficacy

Intervention: Interventions/Control_1 - Breakfast group: In addition to their usual diet, participants consume 18 g (151 kcal) of commercially available octanoic acid (C8:0)-based medium-chain triglyceride (MCT) oil mixed with breakfast once daily for one month. Interventions/Control_2 - Dinner group: In addition to their usual diet, participants consume 18 g (151 kcal) of commercially available octanoic acid (C8:0)-based medium-chain triglyceride (MCT) oil mixed with dinner once daily for one month.

Eligibility: Age-lower limit - 20 years-old = Gender - Male and Female Key inclusion criteria - Third- or fourth-year undergraduate students in the Department of Food and Nutrition, Faculty of Contemporary Life Studies, Tezukayama University, who belong to the principal investigator's seminar and for whom written informed consent has been obtained from both the participant and their parent(s) or equivalent family member(s). Key exclusion criteria - (1) Individuals with a history of or current type 1 diabetes, serious heart disease, liver disease, kidney disease, blood disorders, or other serious conditions. (2) Individuals with a BMI of 25.0 kg/m2 or higher. (3) Individuals with a food allergy to the MCT oil used in this study. (4) Individuals whose baseline dietary assessment indicates that fat intake is outside the range of 20-30% of total energy intake. Target Size - 10

Recruitment Status: Recruitment status - Preinitiation Date of protocol fixation - 2026 Year 07 Month 21 Day Date of IRB - 2026 Year 09 Month 14 Day Anticipated trial start date - 2026 Year 10 Month 05 Day Last follow-up date - 2028 Year 03 Month 31 Day

To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000072329

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