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Safety and efficacy of an extract containing Panax ginseng (ginseng) and Lepidium meyenii (maca).

Safety and efficacy of an extract containing Panax ginseng (ginseng) and Lepidium meyenii (maca). - Safety and efficacy of an extract containing ginseng and maca.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000009405
Enrollment
30
Registered
2012-11-28
Start date
2012-09-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

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

Conditions

Erectile Dysfunction

Interventions

An extract containing ginseng and maca is administered for 8 weeks. Placebo tablets are administered for 8 weeks.

Sponsors

DHC Corporation
Lead Sponsor
Suidobashi Medical Clinic
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Male

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Age: more than or equal to 20 years at the time of providing informed consent - Healthy individuals or male subjects with mild to moderate ED, erectile dysfunction. - Individuals who have never experienced psychological and critical diseases. - Individuals who have the ability to provide written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Subjects who have an inappropriate clinical history for efficacy and safety assessment in the study (such as drug abuse, alcoholism, and the disease of heart, liver, kidney, lungs, eye, blood etc) and who is taking any drugs. - Subjects judged to be inappropriate for the study by the investigator.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The primary endpoint is evaluation of safety as phase I trial. An evaluation of adverse events.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Efficacy for erectile dysfunction as phase II study. Effects on subjective well-being and erectile dysfunction were evaluated with the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5).

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactSeika Kamohara MD, PhD

DHC Corporation Division of Research Adviser

kamohara-seika@umin.ac.jp

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026