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Efficacy and Long Term Safety of Ashwagandha in Adults

Long Term Safety and Efficacy of KSM-66 Ashwagandha (Standardized root extract of Withania Somnifera) in Adults: A Prospective, Observational Study

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/10/046180
Enrollment
200
Registered
2022-10-04
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-11-13

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 12 months

Sponsors

Ixoreal Biomed Private Limited
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Adults (male and female) aged between 18 and 65 years 2. Prescribed KSM-66 Ashwagandha by their clinicians for long-term period 3. No plan to commence any other alternative treatment modality for their conditions 4. Willingness to sign an informed consent document and to comply with all study related procedures

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients receiving any of the medications known to affect stress and anxiety (corticosteroids, antidepressants, antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, and anti-epileptic medications) during 4 weeks prior to screening. 2. Patients currently (or within the past 4 weeks prior to screening) taking any over the counter use of herbal extracts such as Ginkgo Biloba, St. John’s Wort, Omega-3 etc. 3. Patients with depressive episode, suicidal tendency, panic disorder, social phobia, obsessive-compulsory disorder; alcohol dependency; schizophrenia and mania 4. Patients with known post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) 5. Patients with known clinically significant acute unstable hepatic, renal, cardiovascular, or respiratory disease that will prevent participation in the study 6. Patients with known hypersensitivity to Ashwagandha 7. Patients who had participated in other clinical trials during previous 3 months 8. Patients who have any clinical condition, according to the investigator which does not allow safe fulfilment of clinical trial protocol

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and Treatment Emergent Serious Adverse Event (TESAE)Timepoint: Baseline, 6 months, 12 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Changes from baseline in the Quality of Life (SF-12 QoL)Timepoint: 6 months, 12 months;Changes in laboratory values for liver parameters (serum alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase, alkaline phosphatase, bilirubin)Timepoint: Baseline, 6 months, 12 months;Changes in laboratory values for muscle parameters (serum creatine phosphokinase MB), thyroid parameters (serum TSH, T3 and T4), and sex hormones (serum testosterone)Timepoint: Baseline, 6 months, 12 months;Changes in laboratory values for renal parameters (serum creatinine, blood urea nitrogen)Timepoint: Baseline, 6 months, 12 months;Changes in laboratory values for serum cortisol and serum testosteroneTimepoint: Baseline, 6 months, 12 months;Changes in laboratory values for thyroid parameters (serum TSH, T3 and T4)Timepoint: Baseline, 6 months, 12 months;Clinical Global Impression - Improvement scale (CGI-I)Timepoint: 6 months, 12 months

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDeepakkumar Langade

D Y Patil Medical College Hospital and Research Centre

drdgl@hotmail.com09930550009

Outcome results

None listed

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