Healthy Adults
Conditions
Interventions
Intake of foods containing fermented dietary fiber and behavioral intervention (intestinal massage) for 4 weeks.
Sponsors
Healthcare Systems Co., Ltd.
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. Japanese who are 20 years old or more and under 50 years old 3. Persons who had 3 or more bowel movements per week but fewer than 21 bowel movements per week during screening
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 (especially wheat, eggs, milk, soybeans, peaches, almonds, and oranges) 3. Persons who usually take a large amount of test food 4. Persons who regularly do intestinal massages 5. Persons who usually take a large amount of dietary fiber 6. Persons who usually take medicine, health functional foods, or other foods expected to have prebiotic or probiotic effects that may influence bowel movements or the intestinal environment. 7. 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 8. Persons who were judged as inappropriate for study participants by the principal investigator 9. Persons who are pregnant, planning or hoping to be pregnant during the study period, breastfeeding
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Number of bowel movements | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Bowel Movement Status (Number of bowel movements, Stool volume, Bristol Stool Scale, Stool odor, Sense of relief after bowel movement) Urinary indoxyl sulfate Urinary 8-OHdG JPAC-QOL Physical Examination (Body Measurement) Skin-Related Questionnaire | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactTakamasa Masuda
Healthcare Systems Co., Ltd. Clinical Research Department
Outcome results
None listed