Effect of functional foods on gut environment of male university athletes.

Effect of functional foods on gut environment of male university athletes. - Effect of functional foods on gut environment of male university athletes.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000044527

Enrollment

Registered

2021-11-01

Start date

2021-06-03

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Healthy Adult

Interventions

Water soluble dietary fiber 12g/day Blackcurrant extract 150mg/day Duration of ingestion is 4 weeks Water soluble dietary fiber 12g/day Placebo for Blackcurrant extract Duration of ingestion is 4

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Male

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: University male rugby players

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: People who have allergy or disease relating gut environment, such as food allergy and/or inflammatory bowel disease.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Change in gut microbiota and organic acids profiles before and after ingestion of functional foods. Duration of the ingestion is 4 weeks.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Metabolites of gut microbiota other than organic acids. Moisture contents of feces.	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactRyo Inoue

Setsunan University Faculty of Agriculture

ryo.inoue@setsunan.ac.jp0728965469

Outcome results

None listed

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