Research on the effects of protein and kestose intake on the intestinal environment

Research on the effects of protein and kestose intake on the intestinal environment - Research on the effects of protein and kestose intake on the intestinal environment

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000056769

Enrollment

Registered

2025-01-21

Start date

2025-01-24

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

Take 30g of kestose-containing protein with water every day for four weeks, at any time. Take 30g of maltose-containing protein with water every day for four weeks, at any time.

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 men and women aged 20 years or older

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Persons who have chronic illness, receiving medication, have a serious disease history 2.Persons who are allergic to the test food 3.Persons who usually take a large amount of kestose or protein 4.Persons who regularly take or wish to take during the study period medicines (antibiotics, bifidobacteria preparations, etc.), health functional foods (foods for specified health uses, foods with functional claims, and foods with nutrient functions), foods with prebiotic effects (foods with high dietary fiber and oligosaccharide content), and foods with probiotic effects (yogurt containing bifidobacteria, etc.) that may affect the intestinal environment 5.Defecation frequency less than 2 times/week 6.Persons who have participated in other tests within the first month before the start of the test, or those who intend to participate in another exam after consenting to this exam 7.Persons who were judged as inappropriate for study participants by the principal investigator 8.Persons who are pregnant, planning or hoping to be pregnant during the study period, breastfeeding

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Intestinal flora	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Intestinal bacteria count Concentration of short-chain fatty acids in feces Defecation habits questionnaire Dietary survey (BDHQ)	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactTakamasa Masuda

Healthcare Systems Co., Ltd. Clinical Research Department

masudat@hc-sys.jp03-6809-2722

Outcome results

None listed

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