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Asian ginseng for improvement of cognitive function in healthy Japanese elderly including minimal cognitive impairment (MCI)

Asian ginseng for improvement of cognitive function in healthy Japanese elderly including minimal cognitive impairment (MCI)

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-jRCTs051220129
Enrollment
100
Registered
2022-12-09
Start date
2023-06-17
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

Healthy subjects who are concerned about forgetfulness (including MCI) Healthy aging,forgetfulness

Interventions

taking either a food containing red ginseng maturation extract or a placebo for 24 weeks.

Sponsors

Kitamura Akihiro
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) 65 years old and over (2) 22 or higher on MMSE (Mini-Mental Examination) (3) Accompanied by study partner (4) Written informed consent for participation in this study has been obtained

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) With vision or hearing impairment that interferes with cognitive function tests (2) Taking functional foods, health foods, etc. claiming to keep cognitive function (3) Taking drugs with effects and indications related to dementia (4) Taking warfarin potassium (5) Have teken the health food "Shinpi no Kenkouryoku GOLD" (6) With a hypersensitivity to Korean ginseng (7) Taking other medicines or foods containing ginseng (8) Deemed ineligible by the principal investigator or subinvestigator.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Amount of change in MMSE from screening test to final inspection

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Amount of change in the following items from the screening baseline test to the interim test 1) MMSE item scores 2) ABC-Dementia Scale total score 3) Score for each category of the ABC Dementia Scale

Contacts

Public ContactMegumi Asada

Shiga university of medical science

ginseng-ml@belle.shiga-med.ac.jp+81-77-548-2160

Outcome results

None listed

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