UMIN ID: UMIN000016738
Registered date:08/03/2015
Zinc L-carnosine complex polaprezinc for pica and polydipsia
Basic Information
| Recruitment status | Complete: follow-up complete |
|---|---|
| Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied | Pica and polydipsia |
| Date of first enrollment | 2015/03/09 |
| Target sample size | 20 |
| Countries of recruitment | Japan |
| Study type | Interventional |
| Intervention(s) | Polaprezinc 75 or 150 mg/day per os for 24 weeks. |
Outcome(s)
| Primary Outcome | Frequency of pica |
|---|---|
| Secondary Outcome | Severity of polydipsia assessed by diurnal weight gain and blood concentration of sodium Serum concentrations of BDNF and mature BDNF |
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
| Age minimum | 20years-old |
|---|---|
| Age maximum | Not applicable |
| Gender | Male and Female |
| Include criteria | |
| Exclude criteria | 1) Malignant tumor 2) Chronic renal failure (estimated glomerular filtration rate, eGFR <45) 3) Other severe diseases 4) Terminal phase of an illness 5) History of taking polaprezinc or other zinc supplementation |
Related Information
| Primary Sponsor | Department of Public Health and Environmental Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine |
|---|---|
| Secondary Sponsor | Keieikai Yashio Hospital |
| Source(s) of Monetary Support | None |
| Secondary ID(s) |
Contact
| public contact | |
| Name | Kensaku Sakae |
| Address | 1089 Tsurugasone, Yashio-shi, Saitama 340-0802, Japan Japan 340-0802 |
| Telephone | 048-996-3034 |
| yashiohp@nifty.com | |
| Affiliation | Keieikai Yashio Hospital Department of psychiatry |
| scientific contact | |
| Name | Kensaku Sakae |
| Address | 3-25-8 Nishishimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo Japan |
| Telephone | 03-3433-1111(ext.2266) |
| yashiohp@nifty.com | |
| Affiliation | The Jikei University School of Medicine Department of Public Health and Environmental Medicine |