Healthy Japanese adults
Conditions
Interventions
Duration: 4 weeks Test materials: Wild herb fermented liquid Administration: Drink a cup of the beverage with a dosing cup (25 mL), once a day at optional timing * Daily dose must be taken within t
Sponsors
ORTHOMEDICO Inc.
Seishin-kai Medical Association Inc, Takara Medical Clinic
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Healthy Japanese adults 2. Those who are anxious about the results of the recent medical checkup (the values of HbA1c and blood pressure are rather high) 3. Those who are considered as appropriate for the study by the physician 4. Those whose blood fluidity score (smoothness) is "2: caution" or "3: unusual" at screening and examination before ingestion 5. Among the people who passed 4., select those whose blood flow velocity is relatively slow at screening and examination before ingestion
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. At least one previous medical history or under the treatment of malignant tumor, heart failure or myocardial infarction 2. Currently under the treatment for either cardiac arrhythmia, hepatic disorder, renal disorder, cerebrovascular disorder, rheumatism, diabetes, dyslipidemia, hypertension, or other chronic diseases 3. Those who use or take "Foods for Specified Health Uses" and "Foods with Functional Claims" in daily 4. Currently taking medicines (include herbal medicines) and supplements 5. Those who are allergic to medicines and/or the test food related products 6. Those who have terrible anemia (including currently under the treatment of anemia) 7. Those who drink alcoholic beverages to excess {Average amount of alcohol intake is approximately 60 g per day converted into absolute alcohol (approximately 540 mL of Japanese sake, 3 cans (500 mL / can) of beer, or 300 mL of distilled spirits) } 8. Those who habitually apply medicines to their hands (except for external medicine, moisturizer, and sunscreen) 9. Smokers 10. Those who are chipping off the cuticle on fingernails 11. Those who are pregnant, breast-feeding, and plan to become a pregnant 12. Those who have been enrolled in other clinical trials within the last three months before the agreement to participate in this trial 13. Others considered as inappropriate for the study by the physician
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Blood flow inspection 1. Blood fluidity (MC-FAN) 2. Conditions of the capillaries (Bscan-Z) *1,2 Assess at 0 and 4 weeks after consuming | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Questionnaire of subjective symptoms (The Likert scale method) * Assess at 0 and 4 weeks after consuming | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactNaoko SUZUKI
ORTHOMEDICO Inc. R&D Department
Outcome results
None listed