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CTRI Number  CTRI/2019/07/019976 [Registered on: 01/07/2019] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 18/11/2019
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Ayurveda 
Study Design  Non-randomized, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   A practical trial to study the effect of natural Ashwagandha powder on Cardio respiratory athletes, aged between 18-30 years. 
Scientific Title of Study   Effect of crude Ashwagandha powder (Withania somnifera) on performance level in Aerobic athletes(18-30 years) 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Shivani Sharma 
Designation  Student 
Affiliation  Welcomgroup Graduate School Of Hotel Administration MAHE 
Address  Welcomgroup Graduate School Of Hotel Administration MAHE Manipal

Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  8319617676  
Fax    
Email  shivanisharma2259@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Swathi Acharya 
Designation  Assistant Professor-senior scale 
Affiliation  Welcomgroup Graduate School Of Hotel Administration MAHE 
Address  Welcomgroup Graduate School Of Hotel Administration MAHE Manipal

Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  9535071393  
Fax    
Email  swathi.acharya@manipal.edu  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Swathi Acharya 
Designation  Assistant Professor-senior scale 
Affiliation  Welcomgroup Graduate School Of Hotel Administration MAHE 
Address  Welcomgroup Graduate School Of Hotel Administration MAHE Manipal

Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  9535071393  
Fax    
Email  swathi.acharya@manipal.edu  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Shivani Sharma Dept. of Dietetics and Nutrition Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration, MAHE, Manipal 576104  
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Shivani Sharma D Preethi Jyothsna 
Address  Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration MAHE Manipal 
Type of Sponsor  Other [SELF] 
 
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 
Shivani Sharma  Manipal Academy of Higher Education  Tiger Circle Road, Madhav Nagar, Manipal, Karnataka 576104
Udupi
KARNATAKA 
8319617676

shivanisharma2259@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Kasturba Medical College and Kasturba Hospital Institutional Ethics Committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Healthy Human Volunteers  1. Healthy Endurance athletes. 2. People who perform exercise for 3 to 4 days a week minimum 1 hour  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  NA  NA 
Intervention  Supplementation of Ashwagandha Bread rolls  Crude Ashwagandha powder 2 gms in a bread roll for 2 months 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  30.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1. Healthy Endurance athletes.

2. People who perform exercise for 3 to 4 days a week minimum 1 hour 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. People who smoke.

2. People taking anabolic steroids.

3. People with a present co-morbid medical condition like Hypertension, Diabetes, and Hypotension, Cardiovascular disease or any other heart related issues, Asthma, respiratory problems, thyroid disorders and gastro intestinal disorders.

4. Age below 18 and above 30 years.

5. People with any food allergies 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Assessment of VO2 max   day 0, 4th week, 8th week 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Assessment of VO2 max   Post supplementation i.e.a week after the 8th week  
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="50"
Sample Size from India="50" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "40"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="40" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   15/07/2019 
Date of Study Completion (India) 31/10/2019 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) 31/10/2019 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="0"
Months="4"
Days="15" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details   NIL 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Brief Summary   This study is a non-randomised,active group trial comparing the performance levels in aerobic athletes by supplementing 2gm Ashwagandha powder through a bread roll daily for 2months in 25 subjects while the remaining 25 subjects will be the control group. The study will be conducted at Manipal, India.The primary outcome measures will be assessment of VO2 max values on day zero, 4th and 8th week.
The secondary outcome measure will be assessment of VO2 max values post supplementation, i.e. a week after the 8th week. 
 
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