Subjects who have a tendency to be constipated
Conditions
Interventions
Intake of the fermented milk drink for 2 weeks
Intake of the placebo drink for 2 weeks
Sponsors
QOL RD Co.,Ltd.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1)Males and females from 20 to 70 years-old (2)Subjects who have a tendency to be constipated defecate two to five times a week (3)Subjects undergoing none of medical treatments (4)Subjects eat regularly
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1)Subjects with a serious disease (2)Subjects have a medical history or a surgical history of digestive diseases (3)Subjects allergic to a specific drug or food (4)Subjects work alternative or midnight shifts (5)Subjects never be able to stop intaking foods or drinks which improve constipation during study,such as foods containing lactic acid bacteria,bifidobacteria,natto bacteria,oligosaccharides,dietary fibers and/or other health foods including food for specified health use (6)Subjects taking any kinds of drugs affect this study(constipation drugs,intestinal drugs,etc.) (7)Subjects drink alcohol over 500mL in terms of beer per day (8)Subjects smoke over 20 cigarettes per day (9)Subjects drawn blood over 200mL last 1 month,or over 400mL last 3 months (10)Subjects allergic to samples in this study (11)Pregnants,lactating women or who is going to be pregnant (12)Subjects who have participated in the other clinical studies (13)Subjects judged as unsuitable for the study by the principal investigator for other reasons
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Defecation frequency, fecal amount | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Fecal shape, fecal color, feelings after defecation, analysis of intestinal microflora | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactSoichi Yoneda
QOL RD Co.,Ltd. CRO Department Food Division
Outcome results
None listed