None
Conditions
Interventions
Intake of placebo for 4 weeks
Intake of placebo for 4 weeks ->
Sponsors
Soiken Inc.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Healthy people aged from 30 to 60 years 2) Subject having a briefing of the content of the present study, fully understanding and agreeing to its objective and being able to personally sign a written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Subject receiving a medical treatment for serious renal, hepatic, cardio-vascular, respiratory, endocrine or metabolic disorders or having a medical history of these disorders 2) Subject having the chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), or subject deemed to have severe fatigue like idiopathic chronic fatigue by the investigator 3) Subject having a medical history of chest pain or syncope 4) Subject having an abnormality in the electrocardiogram 5) Subject having a subjective symptom of low back pain, joint pain or lumber hernia, disease of lower limbs, palpitations 6) Subject who has the possibility of developing allergic symptoms by the test food(gelatin allergy) 7)Subject who has a history of its physical condition getting worse after garlic intake 8)Subject who takes regularly health food containing an ingredient derived from garlic 9) Subject who takes regularly pharmaceuticals or quasi-drugs which having the efficacy for recovery from fatigue or nutrient replenishment in case of physical fatigue 10) Subject who takes regularly Foods with Function Claims labeled the effect of attenuating fatigue sensation 11) Subject who have a seasonal allergic rhinitis (cedar or Japanese cypress pollen) with moderate or severe symptoms 12) Subject having blood sample of 200 ml or more taken within 1 month, or 400 ml or more within 3 months prior to the start of the present study (e.g. donated blood) 13) Subject who took part in another clinical study within 3 months prior to the start of the present study or who is currently taking part in another clinical study 14) Female subjects who is pregnant or lactating, or intending to become pregnant during the study 15) Subject deemed unsuitable by the investigator
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Fatigue sensation in visual analogue scale (VAS) after 2-week and 4-week intake of test food | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Performance test (10-second high power test) after 4-week intake of test food | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactTomohiro Sugino
Soiken Inc. R&D Division
Outcome results
None listed