Effect of beta-cryptoxanthin on female students during pharmacy practice
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Stress
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000021775
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Shizuoka, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Beta-cryptoxanthin (CRX) is abundant in Satsuma mandarin orange. The participants were randomly assigned to CRX-rich orange juice or placebo groups. Salivary a-amylase activity, a marker of sympathetic nervous system activity, was significantly higher in the evening than in the morning in the placebo-group during pharmacy practice, but not in the CRX-group. The dose-dependency of CRX was observed in mice. These results indicate that the ingestion of CRX is helpful to reduce stress.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 23
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
Taking tranquilizer(s) Smoker Allergy against orange Diagnosed as inadequate to participate in the study by a doctor
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method