Healthy Japanese subjects
Conditions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Japanese 2. Men or women 3. Subjects aged 40 or more and less than 65 4. Healthy subjects 5. Subjects whose FMD values are 6% or more at screening (before consumption: Scr) 6. Subjects whose FMD values are relatively low at Scr
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Subjects who are undergoing medical treatment or have a medical history of malignant tumor, heart failure, and myocardial infarction 2. Subjects who have a pacemaker or an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) 3. Subjects currently undergoing treatment for any of the following chronic diseases: cardiac arrhythmia, liver disorder, kidney disorder, cerebrovascular disorder, rheumatism, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, hypertension, or any other chronic diseases 4. Subjects who use or take "Foods for Specified Health Uses," or "Foods with Functional Claims" in daily 5. Subjects who usually take food/beverage with functional ingredients which may influence the vascular function (e.g., procyanidin, lactotripeptide, black soybean polyphenols, elastin peptides, Bifidobacterium lactis LKM512, arginine, or geniposidic acid) 6. Subjects who are currently taking medications (including herbal medicines) and supplements 7. Subjects who are allergic to medicines and/or the test food related products 8. Subjects who are smokers 9. Subjects who are pregnant, lactating, or planning to become pregnant during this trial 10. Subjects who suffer from COVID-19 11. Subjects who have been enrolled in other clinical trials within the last 28 days before the agreement to participate in this trial or plan to participate another trial during this trial 12. Subjects who are judged as ineligible to participate in this study by the physician
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Flow-mediated dilation (FMD) at 12 weeks after consumption (12w) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Maximum expansion width of the blood vessel and the resting vessel diameter at 12w | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
ORTHOMEDICO Inc. R&D Department