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Clinical Trials/CTRI/2025/07/091775
CTRI/2025/07/091775
Not yet recruiting
Phase 3

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel Group, Multicentre Clinical Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Pinorox® (Pine Bark Extract) Capsule (Group I: Test) Compared to Placebo Capsule (Group II: Reference) for Cognitive Impairment in subjects impaired by aging.

Ambe Phytoextracts Pvt Ltd2 sites in 1 country86 target enrollmentStarted: August 11, 2025Last updated:

Overview

Phase
Phase 3
Status
Not yet recruiting
Sponsor
Ambe Phytoextracts Pvt Ltd
Enrollment
86
Locations
2
Primary Endpoint
Change in cognitive function as measured by the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) score and CANTAB (Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery) assessments.

Overview

Brief Summary

A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, multicenter clinical study designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Pinorox® (Pine Bark Extract) 100 mg capsules compared to placebo in subjects with age-related cognitive impairment.The study will be conducted over approximately 180 days at a minimum of two sites in India. It includes six scheduled visits during which participants will undergo periodic assessments to evaluate cognitive function using tools such as MSME, CANTAB, and relevant biomarkers.Safety will be monitored through routine laboratory tests and the documentation of any adverse events.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Masking
Participant and Investigator Blinded

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
50.00 Year(s) to 80.00 Year(s) (—)
Sex
All

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1.Male and female subjects aged, fifty to eighty years inclusive, with a body mass index ranging from 18.5 to 29.9 kilograms per square meter inclusive.
  • 2.Subjects with complaints of cognitive decline.
  • 3.Subjects who have a Mini Mental State Examination score between eighteen and twenty three inclusive.
  • 4.Subjects and or legally acceptable representative who provide written informed consent to participate in the study.
  • 5.Subjects who have the ability to comprehend the full nature and purpose of the study including possible risks and adverse events the ability to cooperate with the investigator and comply with the entire study requirements.
  • 6.Subjects who are willing to use appropriate birth control methods throughout the duration of the study.

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1.Subjects with psychiatric disorders (other than mild to moderate depression or anxiety with score greater than five on GDS SF with known neuropsychiatric conditions like Schizophrenia, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) or Parkinsons’s disease; Epilepsy, Mental retardation, Huntington’s disease, Picks disease etc.
  • 2.Subjects who meet the definition of dementia according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders V.
  • 3.Subjects who had the following medications within four weeks prior to the consent date (i.e., Medications used to treat Dementia, Brain Metabolism enhancers, Central nervous system stimulants, Antipsychotics, Anticholinergics, Anticoagulants, Tricyclic Antidepressants, Anxiolytics, Nootropics, etc.).
  • 4.Subjects who have taken health supplements related to the study function within three months prior to the start of the study.
  • 5.Subjects with abnormal laboratory findings Alanine aminotransferase or aspartate aminotransferase levels are greater than three times the upper limit of normal, hemoglobin is less than or equal to 8.5g per deciliter or platelet count is less than one hundred thousand per cubic millimeter, and estimated glomerular filtration rate is less than sixty milliliters per minute per 1.73 meters square.
  • 6.Subjects with cognitive impairment due to brain disease or mental illness.
  • 7.Subjects with uncontrolled hypertension Systolic Blood Pressure greater than 140 mmHg or Diastolic Blood Pressure greater than 90 mmHg at the time of screening, or those whose hypertension is not controlled with stable medication for at least three months.
  • 8.Subjects with uncontrolled diabetes (i.e., Random blood sugar greater than 200 milligram per deciliter at the time of screening or those whose diabetes is not controlled with stable medication for at least three months.
  • 9.Subjects with thyroid-stimulating hormone levels outside the normal range.
  • 10.Subjects with a history of unstable angina, myocardial infarction, transient ischemic attack, or coronary artery interventions, including coronary artery bypass surgery, inflammatory or rheumatologic disease, cerebrovascular incident, chronic hepatic disease, within six months prior to the consent date.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in cognitive function as measured by the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) score and CANTAB (Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery) assessments.

Time Frame: MMSE: Baseline (Day 1), Week 6, Week 12, Week 18, and Week 24 | CANTAB: Baseline (Day 1), Week 12, and Week 24

Secondary Outcomes

  • Change in Sleep Quality(– Assessed using the Sleep Quality Scale (SQS))

Investigators

Sponsor
Ambe Phytoextracts Pvt Ltd
Sponsor Class
Other [Nutraceutical Industry - Global]
Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Shaji Paulose

Vimta Labs Limited

Study Sites (2)

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