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Effects of a Vitality Dietary Supplement on Physical and Mental Function in Middle-aged Adults

Effects of a Proprietary Ginseng, Cordyceps, and Pomegranate Supplement on Physical and Mental Function in Middle-aged Adults: a Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Trial

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01155076
Enrollment
116
Registered
2010-07-01
Start date
2010-07-31
Completion date
2013-11-30
Last updated
2013-11-14

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Conditions

Health-related Quality of Life

Brief summary

The purpose of the study is to determine the effects of 8 weeks Vitality Product supplementation on physical and mental function in middle-aged adults

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTVitality Product

Proprietary blend of ginseng, cordyceps, and pomegranate taken twice a day for 8 weeks

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTPlacebo

Placebo taken twice a day for 8 weeks

Sponsors

Sprim Advanced Life Sciences
CollaboratorOTHER
Pharmanex
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
40 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Males and females aged 40-70 years * Signed Informed Consent * BMI between 19 and 30 kg/m2 * Normotensive, defined as systolic blood pressure 90-140 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure 50-90 mmHg

Exclusion criteria

* Regular dietary supplement use and unwilling to discontinue use at least 1 month prior to enrollment in the study * Self-reported chronic condition that may affect subject safety (e.g. diabetes, cardiovascular disease) or significantly impact product effectiveness (e.g. chronic fatigue) * Pregnancy/suspected pregnancy, breastfeeding * Antihypertensive medication use * Allergies to any supplement ingredients * Consumption of more than 600mg caffeine from any source per day * Consumption of energy drinks (e.g. Red Bull, Monster) or any herbal supplement known to affect energy levels * Known iron anemia * Medically treated for insomnia * Medically treated for depression * Taking medications known to affect energy, e.g. thyroid medication * Tobacco user * Planned surgical procedure in next 2 months * Participating in another clinical (medical or nutritional) study or likely to enroll in another medical or nutritional study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Health-related quality of life8 weeks

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Medical Outcomes Study (MOS) Sexual Function questionnaire8 weeks
Adverse events8 weeks

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026