Adults in good health
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
MORISHITA JINTAN CO.,LTD.
MetaGen,Inc.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Males and females aged 40 to 60 years old when obtaining informed consent. 2) Subjects who have been ingesting foods containing Bifidobacterium capsules regularly for more than four years. 3) Subjects whose ingestion rate of foods containing Bifidobacterium capsules is more than 80%. 4) Subjects who don't ingest supplement regularly except foods containing Bifidobacterium capsules. 5) Subjects who don't take fermented foods, yogurt and/or dietary fiber foods etc. regularly, for intestinal regulation. 6) Subjects who don't use medicines on a daily basis. 7) Subjects who show understanding of the study procedures and agreement with participating the study by written informed consent prior to the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Subjects who have undergone abdominal surgical operation within 6 month before the questionnaire. 2) Subjects who have taken antibiotics at least once within 6 month before the questionnaire. 3) Subjects who expect to have a big change on their lifestyle before and/or after feces sampling. 4) Subjects with tendency of chronic diarrhea. 5) Subjects considered inadequate for the current test due to their medical history of serious liver, kidney and heart disease. 6) Subjects suspected to have chronic or acute infectious disease. 7) Pregnant or possibly pregnant women, or lactating women.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 16S metagenome analysis of gut microbiota. Metabolome analysis of intestinal metabolites. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Questionnaire | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactMamiko Kohno
MORISHITA JINTAN CO.,LTD. Jintan Biopharma Research Laboratory, Research & Development Division
Outcome results
None listed