The anti-stress effect of valerian extract

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0002406

Enrollment

Registered

2017-08-04

Start date

2014-08-11

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-03-11

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Dietary Supplement : The experimental group taked 1 capsule (100mg) of valerian extract, three tiems a day for a one month. The placebo comparator group taked 1 capsule (100mg) of placebo that is same

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Men and women over twenty years old in Korean age 2. A person with a score of four for more point in self-rated level of stress(ranged 0~10)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with treatment by psychiatric drug in recent 2 weeks or with schizoprhenia, bipolar disorder, alcohol, or other drug problems. However, participation could be considered with continuing treatment with psychiatric drug that they have taked before, if the pre-existing symptoms has been stabilized. 2. Liver and kidney patients. 3. Patients with the risk of self-injury, causing injury to others, and suicide.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The level of depression assessed by Hamilton depression rating scale;The level of anxiety assessed by Hamilton anxiety rating scale	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The level of well-being assessed by World Health Organization - Five Well-Being index;Heart Rate Variability;The levle of cortisol;The levle of cytokine	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactDo Hoon Kim

Hallym University Medical Center- Chuncheon

dhkim0824@gmail.com+82-33-248-5000

Outcome results