Human intervention trial on the effect of long-term ingestion of dry powdered ecklonia stolonifera from Nishinoshima-chou on the reduction of nasal and eye discomfort
- Conditions
- Healthy Adults
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000043543
- Lead Sponsor
- Healthcare Systems Co., Ltd
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Not provided
1.Persons who have chronic illness, receiving medication, have a serious disease history (diabetes, liver disease, kidney disease, heart disease, respiratory disease, endocrine disease, etc.) 2.Persons who have allergy to the test food (ecklonia stolonifera), shrimp and crab. 3.Persons who regularly take test food (ecklonia stolonifera). 4.Persons who regularly take seaweed, foods containing seaweed or supplements. 5.Persons who are seeing or planning to see an otorhinolaryngologist. 6.Persons who have been diagnosed with acute rhinitis, sinusitis, or hypertrophic rhinitis. 7.Persons who have been diagnosed with bronchial asthma. 8.Persons who have severe anemia, alcoholism, or other mental disorders. 9.Persons who have a smoking habit. 10.Persons who regularly use medicines, specified health foods, or health foods that may affect nasal or eye discomfort. 11.Persons who may change their lifestyle during the study period (e.g., working at night, traveling for long periods of time). 12.Persons who plan to take new health foods or supplements during the study period. 13.Persons who have participated in other studies during the month prior to the start of the study, or persons who plan to participate in other studies after consenting to this study. 14.Persons who have been judged ineligible by the study supervising physician or principal investigator. 15.Persons who are breast-feeding, pregnant, or who plan or wish to become pregnant during the study period.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method QOL Questionnaire (Using the japan rhinoconjunctivitis quality of life questionnaire, JACQLQ ver.1)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Evaluation of subjective nasal and eye symptoms (by recording in daily diary) Blood tests (6 specific IgE items, non-specific IgE, CRP) s-IgA in saliva (concentration, secretion rate)