Efficacy of Himalayan herbs against hypophagia at high altitude â?? clinical trial.

A randomized double blind placebo controlled clinical trial to assess efficacy of seabuckthorn and apricot based herbal formulation/appetizer for ameliorating hypophagia at high altitude.

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2016/11/007458

Enrollment

120

Registered

2016-11-09

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: SEABUCKTHORN BERRY PULP EXTRACT AND APRICOT FRUIT PULP EXTRACT (1:1): POWDERED APPETIZER IS MADE FROM SEABUCKTHORN BERRY AND APRICOT FRUIT EXTRACT IN 1:1. FORMULATION IS TO BE ADMINISTE

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: NO MEDICAL AILMENT NO PRIOR GASTROINTESTINAL PROBLEM OR SURGERY MINIMUM DURATION AT HIGH ALTITUDE(ABOVE 11000FT MSL) - 12 MONTHS NOT WILLING TO TAKE ANY PRESCRIBED STANDARD MEDICATION OF LOSS OF APPETITE.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: PRIOR HISTORY OF GASTROINTESTINAL COMPLICATION MODERATE/SEVERE ALCOHOLIC,SMOKER HIGH WORK LOAD BMI LESS THAN 17 AND HIGHER THAN 28

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
VISUAL ANALOG SCALE RATING FOR HUNGER. COUNCIL OF NUTRITION AND APPETITE QUESTIONNAIRE (CNAQ) SCORE BMI BODY WEIGHT SERUM GASTRIN SERUM LEPTINTimepoint: 04 WEEKS,08 WEEKS, 12 WEEKS	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
PEPTIDE YY CHOLECYTOKININ TOTAL SERUM ANTIOXIDANT SERUM ROSTimepoint: 04 WEEKS,08 WEEKS, 12 WEEKS	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactVIVEK VASHISHTHA

DIHAR, DRDO

drsunilhota@hotmail.com

Outcome results