Effects of Herbal Products on Metabolism and Hunger

Obesity Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effects of Herbal Products on Metabolism and Hunger

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00198952
• Other study ID #: NP2000-01
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: September 13, 2005
• Last updated: September 13, 2005
• Start date: February 2000
• Est. completion date: March 2001

Study information

• Verified date: April 2002
• Source: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

to test safety and efficacy on metabolism, heart rate, blood pressure, TSH (and other blood)and hunger/caloric compensation on ephedra versus placebo

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 30
• Est. completion date: March 2001
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years to 50 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

age 18-50, non-smoking, not pregnant (serum), Beck <15, physician permission

Exclusion Criteria:

pregnant, lactating, smoker, use of appetite-affecting medications

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Masking: Double-Blind, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Metabolism
• Obesity

Intervention

Drug:
• DietPro

• Placebo

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore	Maryland

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health	Natural Prescriptions

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	metabolic rate
Primary	heart rate
Primary	blood pressure
Primary	TSH
Primary	caloric compensation
Secondary	weight
Secondary	body composition