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Impact of Korean Red Ginseng on Fatigue in Patients With Rheumatic Disease

Not Applicable
Conditions
Rheumatic Diseases
Korean Red Ginseng
Sjögren's Syndrome
Interventions
Dietary Supplement: Korean Red Ginseng
Dietary Supplement: Placebo
Registration Number
NCT03983408
Lead Sponsor
Hanyang University
Brief Summary

The objective of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial and open-label extension study is to figure out the impact of Korean Red Ginseng (KRG) on fatigue in patients with rheumatic diseases.

Detailed Description

Primary objective

: Improvement of fatigue after using KRG in patients with rheumatic diseases according to

Secondary objectives

1. Improvement of dryness after using KRG in patients with rheumatic diseases according to EULAR Sjögren's syndrome disease activity index (ESSDAI)

2. Improvement of quality of life after using KRG in patients with rheumatic diseases according to EuroQol 5 dimensions questionnaire (EQ-5D)

The study population will be adult patients with rheumatic diseases, especially primary or secondary Sjögren's syndrome who have experienced dryness for more than 3 months. Participants are ramdomly assigned to KRG and placebo group and they are using KRG or placebo for the first 12 weeks. After 12 weeks, the concealment of allocation is lifted and all patients are provided with KRG for next 12 weeks with open-label extension study

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
120
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients who meet for Classification Criteria for Sjögren's syndrome
  • Patients who have experienced fatigue for over 3 months
  • Patients aged ≥ 19 and <75
  • Patients who provide a written consent of participating in this study.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients who have experienced hypersensitivity or adverse events to Korean Red ginseng
  • Patients who used dietary supplements containing KRG during recent 2 months
  • Patients who are pregnant or breast-feeding
  • Patients who use oral glucocorticoids or opioids continuously
  • Patients who had other comorbidities which could lead to fatigue as symptoms including chronic kidney disease, chronic liver disease, endocrine disoders, malignancy, or depression.
  • Patients having fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue syndrome
  • Patients who presented abnormal laboratory findings at the time of enrollment White blood cell (WBC) ≤ 3.5 x 10^9/L or, Hemoglobin (Hb) ≤ 8.5 g/dL or, Platelet (PLT) ≤ 100 x 10^9/L or, Serum creatinine (Cr) ≥ 2.0 mg/dL or, Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) or Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) ≥ 2.5 times of upper limits of normal

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
CROSSOVER
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
KRG groupKorean Red Ginseng* Enrollment: 60 patients * Drug: Korean Red Ginseng (KRG) 2,000 mg/day for total 24 weeks (2 Korean Red Ginseng extract tablet twice a day, ginsenoside Rg1+Rb1+Rg3 7.0 mg/g per each tablet)
Placebo groupPlacebo* Enrollment: 60 patients * Drug: Placebo for 12 weeks, following Korean Red Ginseng 2,000mg/day for another 12 weeks
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness-Fatigue (FACIT-F, total score ranged 0 to 52, higher scores respresent less fatigue)12 weeks

Improvement of FACIT-F after using KRG

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Visual analogue scale-Fatigue (VAS-F, total score ranged 0 [fatigued not at all] to 100 [extremely fatigued])12 weeks

Improvement of FACIT-VAS after using KRG

ESSDAI (The EULAR Sjögren's syndrome [SS] disease activity index, total score ranged 0 to 123, higher scroes indicate severe systemic disease activity)12 weeks

Improvement of ESSDAI after using KRG

EuroQol 5 dimensions questionnaire (EQ-5D, a person's health status is defined by a 5-digit number, ranging from 11111 [having no problems in all dimensions] to 33333 [having extreme problems in all dimensions])12 weeks

Improvement of EQ-5D after using KRG

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hanyang University

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Seoul, Korea, Republic of

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