None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Dietary Supplement : Take red ginseng tablets or placebo tablets, 500mg/tab, 4 tablets, once a day (2g per day) for a total of 8 weeks.
Sponsors
Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: postmenopausal women aged 50 and above
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: current smoker, three or more alcoholic drinks at a time with more than twice a week, uncontrolled hypertension (SBP >180, DBP >100), uncontrolled diabetes (fasting glucose >200), diagnosis of liver disease with 3 times more than normal-upper-limit of serum AST and ALT level, diagnosis of cardiovascular disease, diagnosis of pulmonary disease, diagnosis of cancer under chemotherapy, taking other health supplements, vision, hearing, speech or physical disabilities that may affect tests, taking hormone medication, other ineligible conditions for participating in this study when judged by principle investigator
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| muscle strength (hand grip strength), muscle mass, physical performance | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| metabolic indicators (waist circumference, body mass index, blood pressure, fasting glucose, lipid profile, and insulin resistance);inflammatory and other markers related to pathogenesis of sarcopenia (white blood cell count, hs-CRP, interleukin-6, growth hormone, IGF-1, uric acid, and albumin level) | — |
Countries
Korea, Republic of
Contacts
Public ContactMyung Jae Seo
Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine
Outcome results
None listed