Effect of Korean Ginseng Extract on Fatigue

University of Taipei

Status: Completed

Conditions: Conditions or Focus of Study：Exercise Performance

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: Korean Ginseng Extract; Other: Placebo

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07590713

IRB-2023-01l

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study evaluated whether eight weeks of Korean ginseng extract supplementation could affect exercise performance, body composition, and selected blood-based physiological markers in healthy adults.

A total of 60 healthy adults aged 20 to 50 years were recruited and randomly assigned to either a Korean ginseng extract group or a placebo group in a double-blind, placebo-controlled design. Participants consumed one 10 mL packet of Korean ginseng extract or placebo daily for eight weeks. Assessments were performed before and after the intervention. Outcome measures included exercise performance tests, body composition, endocrine markers, inflammatory markers, oxidative stress markers, immune cell indices, and blood cell counts.

Forty-nine participants completed the post-intervention assessments. The study was approved by the University of Taipei Institutional Review Board under approval number IRB-2023-011.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 50 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Healthy adults aged 20 to 50 years.
• Able and willing to participate in the study.
• Able to provide written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

• Allergy to ginseng products.
• History of cardiovascular disease, asthma, diabetes, liver disease, kidney disease, arrhythmia, or other chronic diseases.
• Current use of medications for chronic diseases.
• Habitual use of ginseng or other traditional Chinese medicine-related supplements.
• Pregnancy or breastfeeding.
• Menopausal women.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Korean Ginseng Extract Group

Experimental group

Description:

Participants received one 10 mL packet of Korean ginseng extract daily for eight weeks.

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Korean Ginseng Extract

Placebo Group

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Participants received one 10 mL packet of placebo daily for eight weeks. The placebo was designed to have a similar taste and appearance to the Korean ginseng extract supplement.

Treatment:

Other: Placebo