The effects of dairy products (cheese) on cognitive function in community-dwelling elderly Japanese people

The effects of dairy products (cheese) on cognitive function in community-dwelling elderly Japanese people - cheese on cognitive function

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-jRCT1090220247

Enrollment

Registered

2016-04-11

Start date

2016-04-28

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Cognitive function

Interventions

Intervention type:BEHAVIOUR Name of intervention:Camembert Cheese Dose form / Japanese Medical Device Nomenclature:NOT APPLICABLE Route of administration / Site of application:ORAL Dose per administra

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Community-dwelling elderly women over 70 years of age, MMSE score over 23 and less than 27, plasma BDNF levels within +/- 2 standard deviations of the sample mean

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Women with regular habits of eating cheese (over 7 pieces/slices of cheese per week), allergies to dairy or lactose intolerance, blood pressure above 160/100mmHg, chronic kidney disease, diabetes, and whomever the principal investigator or other doctor deems unfit to participate in the trial.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Biomarker of cognitive function	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Cognitive function, blood components, physical function, anthropometry and body composition, interview survey	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactHunkyung Kim

Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology

kimhk@tmig.or.jp+81-3-3964-3241

Outcome results

None listed

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