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Efficacy and Safety of Zingiber Officinale Roscoe Extract on Body Fat

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Obesity
Interventions
Dietary Supplement: Zingiber officinale Roscoe extract 200 mg
Dietary Supplement: Placebo
Registration Number
NCT03260751
Lead Sponsor
Chonbuk National University Hospital
Brief Summary

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of daily supplementation of Zingiber officinale Roscoe extract on body fat.

Detailed Description

This study was a 12 weeks, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled human trial. Forty subjects were randomly divided into Zingiber officinale Roscoe extract 200 mg or placebo group. The investigators measured Body Fat Mass, Percent Body Fat, Fat Free Mass, weight, and body mass index.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
80
Inclusion Criteria
  • age between 19 and 65 years,
  • BMI 25~29.9 kg/m2
  • subjects giving written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
  • Significant variation in weight(more 10%) in the past 3 months
  • Cardiovascular disease, e.g. arrhythmia, heart failure, myocardial infarction, and patient with pacemaker
  • History of disease that could interfere with the test products or impede their absorption, such as gastrointestinal disease or gastrointestinal surgery
  • Participation in any other clinical trials within past 2 months
  • Laboratory test, medical or psychological conditions deemed by the investigators to interfere with successful participation in the study
  • Pregnancy or breast feeding etc,.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Zingiber officinale Roscoe extract 200 mgZingiber officinale Roscoe extract 200 mg2 cap/day, 800 mg/cap for 12 weeks
PlaceboPlaceboPlacebo for 12 weeks
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Changes of body fat massBaseline and 12 week

Body fat mass was measured in study baseline and 12 week

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Changes of percent body fatBaseline and 12 week

Percent body fat was measured in study baseline and 12 week

Changes of fat free massBaseline and 12 week

Fat Free Mass was measured in study baseline and 12 week

Changes of weightBaseline and 12 week

Weight was measured in study baseline and 12 week

Changes of body mass indexBaseline and 12 week

Body mass index was measured in study baseline and 12 week

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Clinical Trial Center for Functional Foods Chonbuk National University Hospital

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Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do, Korea, Republic of

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