Healthy volunteers
Conditions
Interventions
Subjects eat 3g of furikake containing Pediococcus pentosaceus LP28 for 12 weeks.
Subjects eat 3g of furikake without Pediococcus pentosaceus LP28 for 12 weeks.
Sponsors
Hiroshima University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: BMI between 25 and 30 kg/m2
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Taking medicines or receiving health guidance for hypertension, diabetes, and/or hyperlipidemia 2) Systolic blood pressure >=140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure >=90 mmHg, several times in different days 3) Taking drugs or functional food that may affect the trial 4) Participation in any clinical trial within 90 days of the commencement of the trial 5) In pregnancy or nursing a child 6) History of severe disease and/or major surgery 7) Judged as ineligible by clinical investigators
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 12-week change in visceral fat area | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 12-week changes in BMI, body fat percentage, abdominal circumference, 2h-OGTT, HbA1c, and intestinal flora | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactFumiko Higashikawa
Hiroshima University, Institute of Biomedical & Health Sciences Project Research Center for Clinical Trial and Preventive Medicine
Outcome results
None listed