Chlorella supplementation improves anemia indices and plasma homocysteine level in healthy female university students

Chlorella supplementation improves anemia indices and plasma homocysteine level in healthy female university students - Chlorella supplementation improves anemia indices and plasma homocysteine level in healthy female university students

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000009069

Enrollment

Registered

2012-10-15

Start date

2011-05-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

young female

Interventions

Receive 0.6 g / day of Chlorella for 12 weeks. Receive 3.0 g / day of Chlorella for 12 weeks. Receive 6.0 g / day of Chlorella for 12 weeks.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Female students in third grade or second grade of the School of Nutrition & Dietetics, KANAGAWA UNIVERSITY OF HUMAN SERVICES

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1)Subjects with drug and food allergy. 2)Subjects taking supplements such as chlorella foods, iron and folic acid on a daily basis. 3)Recipients of antithrombotic medication such as a warfarin. 4)Smokers. 5)Subjects judged to be ineligible for the participation in this clinical trial by a doctor helping the research as a consequence of the screening.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
ferritin, transferrin, Hb, RBC, MCV, MCH, MCHC, serum iron	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
serum folate, Total homocystein	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactGomi Ikuko

School of Nutrition & Dietetics, KANAGAWA UNIVERSITY OF HUMAN SERVICES Graduate Course of Health and Social Services

gomi-i@kuhs.ac.jp046-828-2666

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026