NCT03089593

Thermogenic Effect of Ginger

Double-blind Placebo-controlled Clinical Trial of Thermogenic Effect of Ginger (Zingiber Officinale) in Eutrophic Women

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (actual)
• Sponsor: Federal University of Minas Gerais · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The main objective of the study is to evaluate the thermogenic effect of ginger.

Detailed description

Healthy and eutrophic women will receive capsules of 200 mg of ginger extract (5% active ingredient) or placebo (cellulose), along with a standardized breakfast, with a minimum seven days washout period.

Conditions

• Healthy Volunteers

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Extract of ginger	The volunteers will receive two capsules containing 200mg of extract of ginger with 5% of gingerols (20 mg). Breakfast will be offered (bread, butter, turkey ham and industrialized fruit juice) and the participants will have 15 minutes to eat it.
OTHER	Placebo (Cellulose)	The volunteers will receive two capsules containing cellulose (placebo). Breakfast will be offered (bread, butter, turkey ham and industrialized fruit juice) and the participants will have 15 minutes to eat it.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-03-27
• Primary completion: 2017-06-14
• Completion: 2017-06-14
• First posted: 2017-03-24
• Last updated: 2017-06-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil