NCT03260543

Efficacy and Safety of Fermented Ginseng Powder on Liver Function

A 12-week, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Human Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Fermented Ginseng Powder on Liver Function

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 90 (actual)
• Sponsor: Chonbuk National University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 19 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of daily supplementation of fermented ginseng powder on improvement of Liver function.

Detailed description

The investigators performed a 12-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled human trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of fermented ginseng powder on improvement of Liver function. The investigators measured ALT(Alanine Transaminase) profiles, Liver function index, fatty liver grade, lipid metabolism index, total antioxidant capacity, imflammation index, and Multidimensional Fatigue Scale.

Conditions

• Fatty Liver, Nonalcoholic

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	fermented ginseng powder	tablets (2 tablets/day, 125 mg \& 500 mg/day) for 12 weeks.
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Placebo	Placebo for 12 weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-07-01
• Primary completion: 2016-11-01
• Completion: 2017-08-01
• First posted: 2017-08-24
• Last updated: 2018-02-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: South Korea