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Role of Ashwagandha capsule for Sexual Health Improvement in Healthy Men

Role of Ashwagandha Extract (Capsule KSM-66 300 mg) in Improving Sexual Health in Healthy Men: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/09/045646
Enrollment
100
Registered
2022-09-19
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-08-19

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: KSM-66 capsules containing Ashwagandha 300 mg standardized root extract: Standardized root extract 300 mg to be taken two times in a day orally with water/milk for period of 8 weeks Con

Sponsors

Ixoreal Biomed Private Limited
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Male participants between 30 to 50 years of age having poor sexual satisfaction based on his own perception since at least past 3 months. 2. Participants whose IIEF-EF domain score is between 11 to 16 (i.e., moderately impaired). 3. Participants in a stable, monogamous behavior and heterosexual relationship. 4. Participants who are willing to stay away from any other medicines or treatments for Erectile Dysfunction (ED) during this study period. 5. Participants who are willing to have 4 or more attempts of sexual intercourse each month. 6. Participants who are willing to take proper contraceptives during the study and within 3 months after the study completed. 7. Participants who have voluntarily decided to participate in this study and signed the informed consent form. 8. Participants having sufficient understanding to communicate effectively with the investigator and are willing to discuss their sexual functioning with the investigative staff. 9. Participants who are reliable, honest, compliant, and agree to co-operate with all trial evaluations as well as to be able to perform them as per investigator’s opinion. 10. Participants willing to follow the protocol requirements and agree to take an investigational product till 8 weeks ± 3 days.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Participants on any medication or supplement (e.g., ginseng, Sildenafil, vardenafil, tadalafil, avanafil) for improving the sexual function during the 3 months prior to study commencement. 2. Participants having any clinically significant medical history, medical finding or an on-going medical or psychiatric condition or any acute illness which in the opinion of the Investigator could jeopardize the safety of the subject, impact validity of the study results or interfere with the completion of study according to the protocol. 3. Individuals participating in any other studies, including macro/micro/any other forms of dietary supplements/multivitamins or disease-specific oral nutrition supplements (for improving the sexual function during the 3 months prior to study commencement). 4. Participants having a history of hypersensitivity reactions (i.e., allergic or oversensitivity to usual doses). 5. Participants with anatomical malformations of the penis. 6. Participants with primary hypoactive sexual desire. 7. Participants with ED, which is caused by any other primary sexual disorder, like hypopituitarism, hypothyroidism, or hypogonadism, hypergonadotropic. 8. Participants who have a spinal injury or have had a radical prostatectomy 9. Participants with ED, which is caused by the failure of surgery in the pelvic cavity. 10. Participants with penis deformity or penile implants. 11. Participants with a history of malignancy. 12. Participants with a major refractory psychiatric disorder or significant neurological abnormalities. 13. Participants with alcohol addiction or persistent abuse of drugs of dependence. 14. Participants who are participating or discontinued participation in the past 3 months from any other clinical trial or are planning to father a baby or are in a relationship with a pregnant partner.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Satisfying Sexual Events (SSEs)Timepoint: Baseline, Week 2, Week 4, Week 8

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF)Timepoint: Baseline, Week 2, Week 4, Week 8;Quality of Life (QoL)Timepoint: Baseline, Week 2, Week 4, Week 8;Serum hormones and seminogram parametersTimepoint: Baseline, Week 8;Sexual Desire Inventory (SDI-2)Timepoint: Baseline, Week 2, Week 4, Week 8;Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)Timepoint: Baseline, Week 2, Week 4, Week 8;Treatment Emergent Serious Adverse Event (TESAE)Timepoint: Week 8

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Amit Mutha

Androme TaX, Mens Health Clinic

dramitmutha@gmail.com7208599248

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026