NCT01667224

Brief Summary

Obesity is a major health issue worldwide; there is a constant raise in obesity related death each year. In vitro and animal studies elucidated Actiponin as a novel anti-obesity agent. However, the efficacy and safety of Actiponin supplementation on body weight regulation in humans are lacking.

Trial Health

100
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
80

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for phase_2 obesity

Timeline
Completed

Started Oct 2009

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

October 1, 2009

Completed
10 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

August 1, 2010

Completed
2 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

October 1, 2010

Completed
1.9 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

August 14, 2012

Completed
3 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

August 17, 2012

Completed
1.7 years until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

April 21, 2014

Completed
Last Updated

February 23, 2017

Status Verified

January 1, 2017

Enrollment Period

10 months

First QC Date

August 14, 2012

Results QC Date

March 16, 2014

Last Update Submit

January 5, 2017

Conditions

Keywords

ActiponinObesityAbdominal fat

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Changes in Body Fat Mass.

    Body fat mass was measured in study visit 1(0 week), visit 2(4 week), visit 3(8 week) and visit 4(12 week).

    study visit 1(0 week), visit 2(4 week), visit 3(8 week) and visit 4(12 week)

Secondary Outcomes (3)

  • Changes in Abdominal Total Fat Area.

    study visit 1(0 week), visit 4(12 week)

  • Changes in Body Weight.

    study visit 1(0 week), visit 2(4 week), visit 3(8 week), and visit 4(12 week)

  • Changes in Body Mss Index(BMI)

    study visit 1(0 week), visit 2(4 week), visit 3(8 week) and visit 4(12 week)

Study Arms (2)

Actiponin

EXPERIMENTAL

Actiponin(extract of Gynostema pentaphyllum, 450mg/day) for 12weeks

Dietary Supplement: Actiponin

Placebo

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Placebo(450mg/day) for 12weeks

Dietary Supplement: Placebo

Interventions

ActiponinDIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

The dried leaves of G. pentaphyllum leaves were extracted with 50% ethanol and filtered; the filtrate was concentrated under high pressure and high temperature. Damulin An and B, analytical marker of Actiponin, exist more 2.49% and 1.06% respectively in raw material.

Also known as: Extract of Gynostemma pentaphyllum(450mg/day)
Actiponin
PlaceboDIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Amount and calorie of placebo are same with Actiponin.

Also known as: Placebo(450mg/day)
Placebo

Eligibility Criteria

Age19 Years - 65 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • BMI ≥ 25kg/m2 and WHR ≥ 0.90(men), WHR ≥ 0.85(women)

You may not qualify if:

  • 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 theire absorption, such as gastrointestinal disease or gastrointestinal surgery
  • Participation in any other clinical trials within past 2 months
  • Abdominal hepatic liver function
  • Renal disease, e.g. acute/chronic renal failure, nephritic syndrome
  • Used antipsychosis drugs therapy 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
  • History of alcohol or substance abuse
  • Allergic or hypersensitive to any of the ingredients in the test products

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Obesity

Interventions

gypenoside

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

OverweightOvernutritionNutrition DisordersNutritional and Metabolic DiseasesBody WeightSigns and SymptomsPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Results Point of Contact

Title
Dr. Soo-Wan Chae
Organization
Clinical Trial Center for Functional Food in Chonbuk National University Hospital

Study Officials

  • Soo-Wan Chae, Ph.D, MD

    Chonbuk National University Hospital

    STUDY CHAIR

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
No
Restrictive Agreement
No

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 2
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
DOUBLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Clinical Trial Center for Functional Foods

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

August 14, 2012

First Posted

August 17, 2012

Study Start

October 1, 2009

Primary Completion

August 1, 2010

Study Completion

October 1, 2010

Last Updated

February 23, 2017

Results First Posted

April 21, 2014

Record last verified: 2017-01