NCT01833377

Effect of Consumption of Caraway on Treatment of Obesity

Caraway Intake as a Sustainable Dietary Practice: Impact on Overweight & Obese Women

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 120 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Malaya · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 20 Years – 55 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study aims to investigate the applicability of caraway (black cumin) intake on the treatment of obesity. So, a randomized placebo controlled clinical trial will be conducted to examine the applicability of caraway product in terms of safety and efficacy.

Detailed description

A randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial, was done on 120 healthy overweight and obese women aged 20-55 in Iran. data were collected trough questionaires, interview and physical examination. the required parameters including anthropometric indices, body composition vital parameters (heart rate and blood pressure)and full blood parameters, were measured before and after intervention. volunteers were randomized into test and control group and were asked to consume either caraway samples or placebo during 12 intervention weeks. the outcome measure will be assessed for both primary and secondary data from baseline through week 12 (3 months).

Conditions

• Obesity
• Overweight

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	caraway sample
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	placebo

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-09-01
• Primary completion: 2012-12-01
• Completion: 2012-12-01
• First posted: 2013-04-16
• Last updated: 2013-04-16