NCT01951443

Korean Red Ginseng Rg3 Extract on Arterial Stiffness and Blood Pressure

Acute Effect of Rg3-enriched Korean Red Ginseng (Steamed Panax Ginseng C.A. Meyer) Standardized Extract on Arterial Stiffness and Aortic and Brachial Blood Pressure in Healthy Individuals

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 24 (actual)
• Sponsor: Unity Health Toronto · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the acute effect of a standardized extract of KRG (Rg3-KRG) consisting of 30% total ginsenosides, including 10% Rg3 ginsenoside on arterial stiffness and blood pressure, as measured by the following parameters: aortic augmentation index, peripheral blood pressure, central blood pressure

Conditions

• Arterial Stiffness, Blood Pressure

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Ginseng	400mg of encapsulated Rg3-KRG
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Wheat Bran	400mg of encapsulated wheat bran

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-08-01
• Primary completion: 2014-02-01
• First posted: 2013-09-26
• Last updated: 2014-04-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada