Status:

COMPLETED

Effect of Schisandra Chinensis Extract on Musculoskeletal Biomakers in Relatively Sarcopenic Adults: a RCT

Lead Sponsor:

Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital

Conditions:

Muscular Sarcoidosis

Eligibility:

All Genders

50+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The investigators conduct a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to investigate the effects of the SCE on muscle strength, muscle mass, and muscle function in healthy adults for 12 weeks...

Detailed Description

Previous studies have indicated that Schisandra chinensis extract (SCE) may have the ability to prevent skeletal muscle atrophy. Therefore, the investigators conduct a randomized, double-blind, placeb...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • \<110% of the standard lean body mass as measured using the body composition analyzer InBody 720)
  • Body-mass index (BMI) ranging from 18.5 to 30.0 kg/m2

Exclusion

  • Abnormal liver or renal function (i.e., serum aminotransferase activity \> 60 IU/L and serum creatinine concentrations \> 1.2 mg/dL)
  • Diabetes (diagnosed clinically or fasting glucose level \> 126 mg/dL)
  • History of fracture during the previous year
  • Uncontrolled hypertension
  • History of serious cardiac disease such as angina or myocardial infarction
  • History of gastrectomy
  • History of medication for psychiatric disease
  • Administration of oriental medicine including herbs within the past 4 weeks
  • Evidence of relatively high skeletal mass (more than 110% of the standard lean body mass as measured using the body composition analyzer InBody 720)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

54 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03402308

Start Date

June 1 2017

End Date

March 1 2018

Last Update

April 17 2018

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Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital

Pusan, Ami-dong, South Korea, 602-739