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Chlorella ingestion and suppression of resistin gene expression in borderline diabetics: a randomized, placebo-controlled study

Chlorella ingestion and suppression of resistin gene expression in borderline diabetics: a randomized, placebo-controlled study - Chlorella ingestion and suppression of resistin gene expression in borderline diabetics

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000009130
Enrollment
60
Registered
2012-10-25
Start date
2010-06-18
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

borderline diabetics

Interventions

Receive 8 g / day of Chlorella for 12 weeks. Receive 8 g / day of Placebo(lactose) for 12 weeks.

Sponsors

CPCC Inc.
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Male

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Healthy adult Japanese males. 2. HbA1c (NGSP values) concentration; between 6.0% and 6.5% at the screening. 3. Written informed is required.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. These having Food for Specified Health Uses (FOSHU) and/or health food. 2. These prescreened medicine. 3. These having a history of serious diseases in metabolic and/or endocrine system 4. Those that have extremely disheveled lifestyle and/or dietary habits. 5. Heavy alcohol drinker. 6. Those that are considered to be ineligible to participate to this test due to their abnormality at the screening test. 7. Those having an allergy to food and/or drug 8. Those participating in another trial or other investigational. 9. Those that are judged not applicable to this study by physicians.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
HbA1c,HDL-C,LDL-C,TCHL,IL-6

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Gene expression( microarray and qRT-PCR )

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactMichie Kobayashi

DNA Chip Research Inc. Research & Development Dept.

dnachip-support@dna-chip.co.jp045-500-5211

Outcome results

None listed

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