Healthy adult volunteers or ones with a tendency for constipation
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Systematic literature search using scientific databases and registered databases for clinical trials and systematic review will be performed. Key inclusion criteria are as follows: Participants: Healthy adults or adults with a tendency for constipation Intervention: Intake for more than 2 weeks Comparison: Placebo controll, in principle Outcome: Regulation of intestinal condition(see above outcome column) Study design: Adopt intervention study (Randomized parallel group comparison test, randomized cross over test, quasi-randomized parallel group comparison test, quasi-randomized cross over test, non-randomized parallel group comparison test)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: We will exclude the literature which does not meet the key inclusion criteria.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome measures are defecation days/week, defecation frequency/week, fecal Bifidobacterium count and the occupancy rate of Bifidobacterium in the total fecal microbiota. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Defecation amount per week is a secondary outcome. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Ajinomoto General Foods, Inc. Technical Research and Development