Tokyo, April 1 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000060262) titled 'Verification of the Comprehensive Health Effects Originating from the Gut Environment of the Test Food' on April 1.

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Basic Design - Parallel Randomization - Randomized Blinding - Double blind -all involved are blinded Control - Placebo

Primary Sponsor: Institute - Kobe Women's University

Condition: Condition - Healthy adult Classification by malignancy - Others Genomic information - NO

Objective: Narrative objectives1 - This study aims to examine the effects of consuming the test food on bowel movements, sleep, mental health, and other related parameters. Basic objectives2 - Efficacy

Intervention: Interventions/Control_1 - Participants will freely consume the test food, an unprocessed food that has been eaten in Japan since ancient times, twice a day at home for four weeks. Interventions/Control_2 - Participants will freely consume the placebo test food - an unprocessed food - twice daily at home for a period of four weeks.

Eligibility: Age-lower limit - 18 years-old

Gender - Female Key inclusion criteria - Participants will be healthy adult women who understand the study's purpose and content and submit written informed consent before the start of the trial. Key exclusion criteria - Individuals with barley or wheat allergies, as well as those who regularly use supplements or medications that may affect bowel movements, sleep, or mental health, will be excluded. Target Size - 50

Recruitment Status: Recruitment status - Preinitiation Date of protocol fixation - 2025 Year 12 Month 01 Day Anticipated trial start date - 2026 Year 05 Month 11 Day Last follow-up date - 2026 Year 07 Month 31 Day

To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000068898

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