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Efficacy and Safety of Sesame Oil Cake Extract on Improvement of Cognitive Function

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Cognitive Function
Interventions
Dietary Supplement: Sesame Oil Cake Extract
Dietary Supplement: placebo
Registration Number
NCT03826121
Lead Sponsor
Chonbuk National University Hospital
Brief Summary

This study was the efficacy and safety of Sesame oil cake extract on improvement of Cognitive Function

Detailed Description

This study was a 12 weeks, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled human trial to evaluate. 70 subjects were participated in Sesame Oil Cake Extract or placebo group. To evaluate the changes of the evaluation items when Sesame Oil Cake Extract was taken three times a day compared with placebo.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
70
Inclusion Criteria
  • Those who are at least 60 years of age at screening
  • Those who word list memory / recollection/ recognition test scores of CERAD -K decrease 1-2 SD number of normal value
  • Those who agree to voluntary participation and to comply with the Notice after fully hearing and understanding the details of this human trial
Exclusion Criteria
  • Those with a past history of treatment with Axis I disorder in SCID(Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV) which is a structured clinical interview in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders at Screening or who have been treated within the last 3 years

  • Those with alcohol abuse or dependence within the last 3 months

  • Those who have clinically significant following severe illness (Epilepsy, mental retardation, brain nervous system diseases, endocrine diseases, blood / malignant tumors, cardiovascular diseases, Crohn's disease, etc.)

  • Those who shows the following results in the Laboratory test

    • AST, ALT > 3 times upper limit of normal range
    • Other significant laboratory test opinion
  • Those who take any prescription medicines or herbal medicines within 2 weeks before the first ingestion date or take any OTC or vitamin preparations within 1 week

  • Those who participate in other human trial within 2 months before the first ingestion

  • Those who whole blood donation within 1 months before the first ingestion or Component blood donation within 2 weeks

  • Those who is deemed unsuitable for participating in the human trial due to other reasons

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Sesame Oil Cake ExtractSesame Oil Cake ExtractSesame Oil Cake Extract 1.5 g/day for 12 weeks
Placeboplaceboplacebo for 12 weeks
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Changes of Visual learning test12 weeks

Visual learning test was measured in baseline and 12 weeks.

Changes of Visual working memory test12 weeks

Visual working memory test was measured in baseline and 12 weeks.

Changes of Verbal learning test12 weeks

Verbal learning test was measured in baseline and 12 weeks.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Changes of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment(MoCA-K)12 weeks

The cognitive function evaluation using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment(MoCA-K) is a total of 8 items, and evaluates cognitive functions such as time / execution power, vocabulary, memory, attention, sentence, abstraction, delayed recall, and orientation.

Time / execution power's total score is 5 points, vocabulary's total score is 3 points, attention's total score is 3 points, sentence's total score is 3 points, abstraction's total score is 2 points, delayed recall's total score is 5 points, orientation's total score is 6 points. It takes about 10 minutes to complete, and the total score is 30 points and total score make sum score. A score of 23 points or more is regarded as normal. If you have less than 6 years of education, add 1 point.

It takes about 10 minutes to complete, and the score is 30 points. A score of 23 points or more is regarded as normal. If you have less than 6 years of education, add 1 point.

Changes of beta-amyloid12 weeks

Beta-amyloid(pg/mL) was measured in baseline and 12 weeks.

Changes of Oxidation index(8-OHdG)12 weeks

Oxidation index(8-OHdG)(ng/mL) was measured in baseline and 12 weeks.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Psychiatry, Chonbuk National University Hospital

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Jeonju, Korea, Republic of

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