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Safety for 24 Weeks Intake of Korean Red Ginseng in Adults

Safety Evaluation for 24 Weeks Intake of Korean Red Ginseng in Adults: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Parallel, Multi-center, Exploratory Trial

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02428998
Enrollment
1000
Registered
2015-04-29
Start date
2014-09-30
Completion date
2017-04-30
Last updated
2017-08-11

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

Conditions

Healthy, Diabetes, Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia

Brief summary

Korean Red Ginseng appears to adverse events in adults taking 24 weeks Placebo and comparative assessment. And exploratory as Korean Red Ginseng blood sugar control, reduce body fat, URTI prevention, cardiovascular risk, renal function, cholesterol, improve, fatigue, and determine the impact on biological age.

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTKorean Red Ginseng
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTPlacebo

Sponsors

Korea Ginseng Corporation
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
19 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

1. 19 years or older 2. agree to participate in this test, voluntarily signed by the parties to a written agreement 3. In the case of women of childbearing age and confirmed negative pregnancy test, you agree to contraception during the trial period applying human characters

Exclusion criteria

1. Pregnant and lactating mothers 2. Patients with a history of hypersensitivity to contain ingredients that caused the test food 3. patients with severe renal disease (serum creatinine levels greater than 1.5 times if the upper limit of normal 4. Patients with severe hepatic disease, such as cirrhosis (if AST or ALT greater than three times the upper limit of normal) 5. autoimmune diseases (multiple sclerosis, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, etc.) patients with 6. patients with uncontrolled diabetes (for HbA1c 8.0% or more) 7. Sulphonylureas, diabetic patients being treated with Insulin 8. , uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure of 150mmHg or higher or if diastolic blood pressure greater than 100mmHg) 9. uncontrolled hyperlipidemia patients (if LDL-cholesterol is 160mg / dL or higher) 10. patients with uncontrolled thyroid dysfunction 11. patients with a dementia or psychiatric problems 12. treated with systemic steroid screening visit within 1 weeks ago 13. before the screening visit 4 weeks continuously for more than two weeks, the mentally ill and insomnia patients receiving antipsychotic medication within 14. taking the medicine within 4 weeks before the screening visit 15. taking the other investigational drugs or human test food application within four weeks before the screening visit 16. taking health supplements other than vitamins and minerals within 2 weeks before randomization 17. which means in other clinical care ∙ Psychiatric Disorders diseases, cardiovascular diseases, or gastrointestinal diseases, malignant tumors such as a medical condition that is likely to affect the test result is determined to be unfit to test patient participation

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
All adverse events occurring up to 24 weeks time after taking the Investigational productup to 24 weeks time after taking the Investigational product

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Adverse events that occurred up to 24 weeks to collect all focus point after taking the Investigational productup to 24 weeks to collect all focus point after taking the Investigational product
Gastrointestinal adverse events that occurred after ingestion of Investigational productup to 24 weeks time after taking the Investigational product
Cardiovascular adverse events that occurred after taking the Investigational productup to 24 weeks time after taking the Investigational product
Grade 3 adverse events that occurred after ingestion of Investigational productup to 24 weeks time after taking the Investigational product
Baseline by 24 weeks after the change in quality of life measures ingestion of Investigational productup to 24 weeks time after taking the Investigational product
Neuropsychiatric adverse events that occurred after ingestion of Investigational productup to 24 weeks time after taking the Investigational product

Other

MeasureTime frame
glucose, insulin, HbA1c levels, HOMA-IR index variationup to 24 weeks time after taking the Investigational product
variation of biological ageup to 24 weeks time after taking the Investigational product
BMI, waist circumference variationup to 24 weeks time after taking the Investigational product
adiponectin, leptin levels of variationup to 24 weeks time after taking the Investigational product
URTI (Upper respiratory tract infection) ratesup to 24 weeks time after taking the Investigational product
hs-CRP, IL-6, homocysteine concentration of variationup to 24 weeks time after taking the Investigational product
eGFR, change amount of urine proteinup to 24 weeks time after taking the Investigational product
Variation of CFS (Chalder fatigue scale)up to 24 weeks time after taking the Investigational product

Countries

South Korea

Outcome results

None listed

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