The Effects of Traditional Herbal Dietary Supplements on General Fatigue and Negative Emotions of Graduate Students

National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Fatigue

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: Placebo; Dietary Supplement: Traditional Herbal Supplements (Kuan Sin Yin)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05724238

YM109050F

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to determine the effect of traditional herbal supplements on general fatigue and negative emotions in generally healthy graduate students. The main questions it aims to answer are:

• Whether the traditional herbal supplements can ameliorate fatigue and negative emotions of young adults

Full description

Participants will:

• Take oral herbal supplements or placebo as randomized for four weeks
• Be evaluated for the fatigue, anxiety, and depression levels at baseline and four weeks after the intervention
• Record sleep variables each day for five weeks

Researchers will compare the intervention group (receiving herbal supplements) with the placebo group (receiving placebo) to see if oral herbal supplements have effects on the outcomes and to examine the anti-fatigue effect two weeks after intervention.

Enrollment: 24 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 45 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Scoring at least 4 points on the dichotomous Chalder's Fatigue Scale at baseline
• Working on at least one ongoing research project and expecting to continue working for at least one month

Exclusion criteria

• Taking medications as:
• Antidepressants
• Anxiolytics
• CNS stimulants
• Immunosuppressants
• With underlying diseases as:
• Diabetes mellitus
• Hematologic diseases
• Other major diseases as defined my MOHW of Taiwan

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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24 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Traditional Herbal Supplements

Experimental group

Description:

Traditional Herbal Supplements (Kuan Sin Yin)

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Traditional Herbal Supplements (Kuan Sin Yin)

Placebo

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Placebo starch powder with 10% Kuan Sin Yin

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Placebo