Test on the influence of continuous banana intake on changes of blood pressure and defecation status.

Test on the influence of continuous banana intake on changes of blood pressure and defecation status. - Test on the influence of banana intake on blood pressure and defecation status.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000038807

Enrollment

Registered

2019-12-06

Start date

2019-12-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Healthy Adults

Interventions

Intake 120g (edible part only) of banana A daily for 4 weeks. Intake 120g (edible part only) of banana B daily for 4 weeks. none

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Persons who received a sufficient explanation of the purpose and contents of the exam, have the capacity to consent, applied with free will with sufficient understanding, and agreed to participate with a written document 2.Healthy Japanese who are 20 to 64 years old 3.Persons with systolic blood pressure less than 180 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure less than 110 mmHg 4.Persons who satisfy 3 and the top of systolic blood pressure during the pre-intake test

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Persons who have a chronic disease and is under medication, or has a serious disease history 2.Persons who regularly use medicines, specified insurance foods, health foods, etc. that may affect blood pressure and defecation status 3.Persons who are allergic to the test food 4.Persons who have a history of hypertension treatment 5.Persons who participated in other examination during the first month before the start of the exam, or those who plan to participate in other exams following this exam 6.Persons who are judged inappropriate for the exam by the principal investigator

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Blood pressure (systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure) at the beginning of the test or after ingestion of four weeks.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
-Pulse -General blood biochemical test (total protein, albumin, total cholesterol, blood neutral fat (TG), HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, AST(GOT), ALT(GPT), ALP, gamma-GTP, CPK, total bilirubin, uric acid, urea nitrogen, creatinine, sodium, potassium, chlorine, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, LDH) -Physical examination (body height, weight, BMI) -Questionnaire on defecation -Questionnaire about mental condition (VAS) at the beginning of the test or after ingestion of four weeks.	—

Measure

Time frame

-Pulse -General blood biochemical test (total protein, albumin, total cholesterol, blood neutral fat (TG), HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, AST(GOT), ALT(GPT), ALP, gamma-GTP, CPK, total bilirubin, uric acid, urea nitrogen, creatinine, sodium, potassium, chlorine, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, LDH) -Physical examination (body height, weight, BMI) -Questionnaire on defecation -Questionnaire about mental condition (VAS) at the beginning of the test or after ingestion of four weeks.

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Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactTakamasa Masuda

Healthcare Systems Co., Ltd. Research and Development Department

masudat@hc-sys.jp03-6809-2722

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026