Healthy adult
Conditions
Interventions
Intake of test food for 24 consecutive weeks
Intake of placebo for 24 consecutive weeks
Sponsors
EP Mediate Co., Ltd.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Healthy males and females from 60 to 79 years of age (2) Subjects who recognize not hearing clearly in daily life due to aging (3) Subjects who fully understand the purpose and content of the study and voluntarily agree to participate in the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Subjects who have been diagnosed as hearing loss or hearing impairment in the past (2) Subjects who are diagnosed with dementia or have been diagnosed with it in the past (3) Subjects who are under treatment serious diseases (e.g., liver disease, kidney disease, heart disease, lung disease, respiratory disease, endocrine disease or metabolic disorders) (4) Subjects who are diagnosed as mental disorder or depressive illness or have those tendencies (5) Subjects who are taking medication that affect the central nervous system (e.g., antipsychotic medication, antiparkinsonian drug, antimaniac drug, antiepileptic drugs, anticoagulants) or hypnotic or antianxiety agent, or subjects who have plans to change dosage of medication for sleep (hypnotic or antianxiety agent) during the study period (6) Subjects who are taking healthy foods or Chinese herbal medicine related cognitive function or hearing (7) Subjects who are smoking a lot or in the habit of consuming alcohol on a daily basis or with an extremely irregular food habit (8) Subjects who have irregular lifestyle, or mainly active at midnight, or have experience working under constant noise (9) Subjects who have experience working under constant noise I have allergies to gelatin and eggs (10) Subjects who are judged to be inappropriate as study subjects based on their answers to the lifestyle questionnaire (11) Subjects who participate in other human clinical trials, or subjects who are participating in other clinical trials currently (12) Subjects who plan to travel abroad during the study period (13) Subjects who are judged to be inappropriate as study subjects based on the results of the pre-test (14) Subjects who are judged as unsuitable for the study by the investigator for other reason
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| the questionnaire on hearing 2002 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| J-Matrix Test, HHIE | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactKaori Yoshimura
EP Mediate Co., Ltd. Development Department Trial Planning Section
Outcome results
None listed