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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/02/080484 [Registered on: 13/02/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 13/02/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Nutraceutical 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Placebo Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   A Clinical Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Porelis on Weight Management in Overweight Subjects  
Scientific Title of Study   A Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized, Clinical Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Porelis on Weight Management in Overweight Subjects  
Trial Acronym  Nil 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
LCBS-VH-152, Version 1.0 dated 10 October 2024  Protocol Number 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Shashank S Gowda 
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  BGS Global Institute of Medical Sciences 
Address  OPD No.3,Ground Floor, Department of General Medicine, No.67, BGS Health and Education City, Uttarahalli Road, Kengeri

Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560060
India 
Phone  8792516793  
Fax    
Email  drshashank.research@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Jestin V Thomas 
Designation  Director 
Affiliation  Leads Clinical Research and Bio Services Pvt. Ltd. 
Address  Department of Clinical Research, No.9, 1st Floor, Mythri Legacy, Chelekere Main Road, Kalyan Nagar

Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560043
India 
Phone  9845125293  
Fax    
Email  jestin.leadsclinbio@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Jestin V Thomas 
Designation  Director 
Affiliation  Leads Clinical Research and Bio Services Pvt. Ltd. 
Address  Department of Clinical Research, No.9, 1st Floor, Mythri Legacy, Chelekere Main Road, Kalyan Nagar


KARNATAKA
560043
India 
Phone  9845125293  
Fax    
Email  jestin.leadsclinbio@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Vidya Herbs Pvt Ltd,Vidya Building, N3-3,24th main road, 1st Phase, JP Nagar Bengaluru, Karnataka - 560078,India  
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Vidya Herbs Pvt Ltd, 
Address  Vidya Building, N3-3,24th main road, 1st Phase, JP Nagar Bengaluru, Karnataka - 560078,India  
Type of Sponsor  Other [Manufacturer of natural plant based food ingredients and Nutraceutical ingredients] 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Shashank S Gowda  BGS Global Institute of Medical Sciences  OPD No.3,Ground Floor, Department of General Medicine, No.67, BGS Health and Education City, Uttarahalli Road, Kengeri
Bangalore
KARNATAKA 
8792516793

drshashank.research@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethics Committee, BGS Global Institute of Medical Sciences  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: E669||Obesity, unspecified,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Placebo  250 mg capsule once a day for 12 weeks 
Intervention  Porelis  250 mg capsule once a day for 12 weeks 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  20.00 Year(s)
Age To  50.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1.Overweight subjects: BMI greater of equal to 25.00 kg per meter sqaure and lesser of equal to 30 kg per meter square 2.Subject willing to adhere with their routine diet and exercise regimen throughout the study 3.Females of childbearing age, who agree to use approved birth control methods during the study, and have negative urine pregnancy test (UPT) at screening 4.Subjects willing and able to give informed consent and comply with the study procedures
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1.Subjects having a change in body weight (gain or loss) of 5-10% or a loss of more than 5 kg within the last 3 months 2.Subjects with pathophysiologic or genetic syndromes associated with obesity 3.Intake of over the counterweight loss agents, centrally acting appetite suppressants in the previous six months 4.Subjects with a fasting blood sugar of grater or equal to 126 mg per dL, random blood sugar of greater or equal to 200 g per dL, or patients with diabetes taking oral hypoglycemic agents or insulin 5.Subjects suffering from any other chronic health conditions 6.Subjects allergic to herbal products or any component of the study product 7.Subjects with known HIV or Hepatitis B positive or any other immuno-compromised state 8.Subjects with history of Chronic metabolic disease,Psychiatric illness,Drug abuse, smoking, abuse or addiction to alcohol,Bariatric surgery,Eating disorder such as bulimia or binge eating,Endocrine abnormalities including stable thyroid disease,Cardiovascular surgery and History of any major surgery 9.Subjects currently participating or having participated in another clinical trial during the last 3 months prior to the beginning of this study 10.Subjects currently participating or having participated in obesity clinical trial during the last 6 months prior to the beginning of this study 11.Any additional condition(s) that in the Investigators opinion would warrant exclusion from the study or prevent the subject from completing the study.

 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Participant and Investigator Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Mean change in the body weight, BMI and body fat composition   Baseline, Day 28, Day 56 and Day 84 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Mean change in biomarkers   Baseline, Day 28 and Day 84 
Mean change in lipid profile  Baseline, Day 28 and Day 84 
Mean change in anthropometric parameters   Baseline, Day 28, Day 56 and Day 84 
Safety Assessment  Baseline, Day 28, Day 56 and Day 84 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="70"
Sample Size from India="70" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 3/ Phase 4 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   24/02/2025 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="0"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary   This is a double blind, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial. Adult overweight subjects meeting all inclusion and no exclusion criteria, after signing a written informed consent will be enrolled in the study. After passing the eligibility criteria, subjects will be randomized into 2 treatment arms (1:1) to receive either Porelis or placebo for 12 weeks. Baseline blood samples will be collected for the laboratory assessments and safety assessments. Anthropometric measurements will be recorded. Body composition and fat distribution will be measured by DEXA. Subjects will be dispensed a subject diary and IP on Visit 2 and will be instructed to return for follow-up visits on Day 28, Day 56 and Day 84. 
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