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CTRI Number  CTRI/2022/03/040721 [Registered on: 02/03/2022] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 14/04/2022
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Ayurveda 
Study Design  Single Arm Study 
Public Title of Study   To Find the Effect of CORDYCEPS POWDER as a Nutritional supplement  
Scientific Title of Study   CLINICAL STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF CORDYCEPS POWDER (CORDYCEPS SINENSIS) AS A NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENT IN PATIENTS WITH CO MORBIDITIES 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Sakthi Balan MD 
Designation  Principal Investigator 
Affiliation  Ki3, CRO 
Address  Thirumalai Clinic and Raghavendra Diagnostic Centre No153 Cuddalore main road Pondicherry

Pondicherry
PONDICHERRY
605004
India 
Phone  9843591097  
Fax    
Email  saheerose@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Sakthi Balan MD 
Designation  Principal Investigator 
Affiliation  Ki3, CRO 
Address  Thirumalai Clinic and Raghavendra Diagnostic Centre No153 Cuddalore main road Pondicherry

Pondicherry
PONDICHERRY
605004
India 
Phone  9843591097  
Fax    
Email  saheerose@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Sakthi Balan MD 
Designation  Principal Investigator 
Affiliation  Ki3, CRO 
Address  Thirumalai Clinic and Raghavendra Diagnostic Centre No153 Cuddalore main road Pondicherry

Pondicherry
PONDICHERRY
605004
India 
Phone  9843591097  
Fax    
Email  saheerose@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
DXN Manufacturing India Pvt Ltd R.S.NO.141/4 &142/5,WHRILPOOLROAD,THIRUVANDAR KOIL MANNADIPET COMMUNE,PONDY-102. PONDICHERRY-605102 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  DXN Manufacturing India Pvt Ltd 
Address  R.S.NO.141/4 &142/5,WHRILPOOLROAD,THIRUVANDAR KOIL MANNADIPET COMMUNE,PONDY-102. PONDICHERRY-605102 
Type of Sponsor  Pharmaceutical industry-Indian 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 2  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Ramesh Kannan MD  PM Medical Centre Vellore  No.38, Thesai Street, Walajabad, Vellore, Tamilnadu - 632513.
Vellore
TAMIL NADU 
9677786447

srkguruvarshan@gmail.com 
Dr Sakthi Balan MD   Thirumalai Clinic and Raghavendra Diagnostic Centre   No153 Cuddalore main road Pondicherry 605004 India
Pondicherry
PONDICHERRY 
9843591097

saheerose@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 2  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Ki3 Ethics Committee for AYUSH  Approved 
PM Ethics Committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition:E116||Type 2 diabetes mellitus with other specified complications. Ayurveda Condition: MADHUMEHAH/KSHAUDRAMEHAH, Vyanabala vaishamya,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
snoIntervention/ComparatorTypeDrug-TypeProcedure NameDetails
1Intervention ArmDrugOther than Classical(1) Medicine Name: Cordyceps , Reference: NA, Route: Oral, Dosage Form: Churna/ Powder, Dose: 5(g), Frequency: od, Bhaishajya Kal: , Duration: , anupAna/sahapAna: No, Additional Information:
(2) Medicine Name: 4 Weeks, Reference: NA, Route: NA, Dosage Form: Churna/ Powder, Dose: (), Frequency: , Bhaishajya Kal: , Duration: , anupAna/sahapAna: No, Additional Information:
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  60.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1. Participants aged 18-60 years (both sex).
2. Participants who are presenting with any one of the co morbidities like
Systemic hypertension or Diabetes Mellitus or Hyperlipidemia 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. Participants presenting with fever and acute infections, will be excluded.
2. History of heart, liver or kidney failure.
3. Allergy or intolerance to the individual constituents in test product.
4. Patients with history of abnormal thyroid
5. Patients with history of any malignancy.
6. History of any Neurodegenerative disease
7. Organ transplantation
8. Allergy to fungi
9. Subjects who are pregnant and lactating mothers, or with any serious
disease condition limiting full adhesion to the protocol.
10. Participation in an investigational drug trial in the 30 days prior to the
screening visit. 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1. Improvement in the nutritional status based on Malnutrition screening
tool, Mini Nutritional assessment & DETERMINE Your nutritional
health checklist. [Baseline, week 4]
2. Improvement in Cognitive function by using Montreal Cognitive
Assessment [Baseline, week 4] 
Day 0 and 28 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1. Improvement in BMI and mid arm circumference and Various
hematological and biochemical blood parameter will be monitored
2. Adverse event monitoring 
Day 0 and 28 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="24"
Sample Size from India="24" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "24"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="24" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 2/ Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   03/03/2022 
Date of Study Completion (India) 12/04/2022 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="0"
Months="0"
Days="28" 
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)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary  
Totally 24 subjects who fulfilled the inclusion and exclusion criteria will be enrolled in the study. The selected subjects will receive 5g of Cordyceps Powder (Cordyceps sinensis) of DXN Manufacturing India Pvt. Ltd. once daily orally before food for 4 weeks. The primary and secondary outcome parameters will be assessed on respective time points and results will be analyzed statistically. 


 
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