Healthy adult
Conditions
Interventions
Ingestion of test food containing proteoglycan for 12 weeks
Ingestion of placebo for 12 weeks
Sponsors
EP Mediate Co., Ltd.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Males and females aged 40 and over (2) Subjects who are judged not to need to be treated for their knees by orthopedist (3) Subjects who have fear of falling (4) Subjects with long seconds on Timed Up & Go Test
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Subjects (1) who are suspected gouty attack with hyperuricemia (2) who have positive rheumatoid factors on the screening test or may have rheumatic pain (3) who have performed arthroplasty on the joints or need it (4) who regularly take health food which may affect joints or muscles (5) who take medicine regularly (6) who have been performed intra-articular hyaluronic acid or steroid drug injection within a year before the screening test (7) who get an intense exercise to make excessive load on the joints (8) who have a history of the disorder related to bone and joint such as fracture and sprain within a year before the screening test (9) who regularly use a stick or supporter (10) who periodically conduct actions that may affect the evaluation of effectiveness (11) who are under treatment of diseases on the joints (12) who have severe diseases or have a history of such serious disorders (13) who are under treatment or have a history of mental diseases (14) who have unsteady lifestyle or who work manual labor (15) who drink a lot (16) who have possibilities for emerging allergy onset related to the study (17) who are judged as unsuitable for the study based on the results of clinical and physical examination on preliminary examination (18) who have participated in other clinical study within a month before the screening test or who intend to participate in the study period (19) who are in a pregnancy or lactation period in the study period (20) who are judged as unsuitable due to lifestyle questionnaire (21) who regularly smoke (22) who cannot carry out the test as instructed (23) who are judged as unsuitable for the study by investigator for other reasons
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Timed Up & Go Test 6-minute walking | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| JKOM Tinetti falls efficacy scale Two-step test Knee Extension Force 30-s chair-stand test | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactMariko Kondo
EP Mediate Co., Ltd. TTC center Clinical Research Planning Department
Outcome results
None listed