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CTRI Number  CTRI/2022/11/047114 [Registered on: 07/11/2022] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 08/08/2024
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Nutraceutical 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Placebo Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   Effect and safety of KSM-66 Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) in elderly subjects for General Health Improvement 
Scientific Title of Study   Efficacy and Safety of KSM66 Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) in Elderly for General health Improvement: A prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
KSM/GH/Eld/03/2019 Version 3.0 dt 01-12-2019  Protocol Number 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr R S Honnutagi 
Designation  Principal Investigator 
Affiliation  Shri B. M. Patil Medical hospital & Research center 
Address  B. M. Patil Medical Hospital & Research Center, B. M. Patil Medical college, Solapur Road, Vijayapura, Karnataka

Bijapur
KARNATAKA
586103
India 
Phone  9845298037  
Fax    
Email  r.honnutagi@bldedu.ac.in  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr R S Honnutagi 
Designation  Principal Investigator 
Affiliation  Shri B. M. Patil Medical hospital & Research center 
Address  B. M. Patil Medical Hospital & Research Center, B. M. Patil Medical College, Solapur Road, Vijayapura, Karnataka

Bijapur
KARNATAKA
586103
India 
Phone  9845298037  
Fax    
Email  r.honnutagi@bldedu.ac.in  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr R S Honnutagi 
Designation  Principal Investigator 
Affiliation  Shri B. M. Patil Medical hospital & Research center 
Address  B. M. Patil Medical Hospital & Research Center, B. M. Patil Medical college, Solapur Road, Vijayapura, Karnataka

Bijapur
KARNATAKA
586103
India 
Phone  9845298037  
Fax    
Email  r.honnutagi@bldedu.ac.in  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Ixoreal Biomed Private Limited 5-9-225, Sanali Estate, Abids, Hyderabad - 500001 Ph: (91) 40-23204385 / 86 / 87 India  
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Ixoreal Biomed Private Limited 
Address  Shri Kartikeya Pharma, 5-9-225, Sanali Estate, Abids, Hyderabad - 500001 Ph: (91) 40-23204385 / 86 / 87 
Type of Sponsor  Pharmaceutical industry-Indian 
 
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 RS Honnutagi  Shri B. M. Patil Medical hospital & Research center  B. M. Patil Medical Hospital & Research Center, B. M. Patil Medical college, Solapur Road, Vijayapura, Karnataka- 586103 Bijapur KARNATAKA
Bijapur
KARNATAKA 
9845298037

r.honnutagi@bldedu.ac.in 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
SHRI. B. M. PATIL MEDICAL COLLEGE, HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER, VIJAYAPURA BLDE  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Healthy Human Volunteers  Elderly healthy condition 
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Ashwagandha extract 300 mg (KSM66 capsule)   One capsule of KSM66 300 mg contains Ashwagandha extract. one capsule to be taken orally with water two times daily for 8 weeks 
Comparator Agent  Capsule identical to study capsule  One capsule Contains 300 mg starch. one capsule to be taken orally with water two times daily for 8 weeks 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  60.00 Year(s)
Age To  85.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1.Males and females aged between 60-85 years of age.
2.ECOG Performance score 0 to 1.
3.Body mass index (BMI) 22-32 kg/m2.
4.Body weight ≥50 kg.
5.Willing to comply with protocol and likely to be compliant with prescribed product.
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1.Known renal insufficiency or failure at screening.
2.Current or previous positive documented history of any chronic inflammatory state including chronic infection like tuberculosis, leprosy, HIV etc., or collagen vascular disorder.
3.Use of hormone replacement therapy (with the exception of levothyroxine).
4.Uncontrolled hypertension [> 140 Systolic and > 90 Diastolic].
5.Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus [HbA1C >7%].
6.Known hemorrhagic disorder and/or coagulation disorder, or clinically important bleeding within 90 days prior to screening visit.
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Pre-numbered or coded identical Containers 
Blinding/Masking   Double Blind Double Dummy 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Improvement in health status and quality of life (QOL) using Older People’s Quality of Life Questionnaire (OPQOL)  Baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Improvement in the score of Addenbrookes Cognitive Examination-Revised (ACE-R)  Baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks 
Improvement in the global score of The Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS)  Baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks 
Improvement in the score for Senior Fitness Test (SFT)  Baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks 
Global Assessment of Tolerability to Therapy (PGATT) on a 5-point scale  8 weeks 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="50"
Sample Size from India="50" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "0"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="50" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   10/11/2022 
Date of Study Completion (India) 13/04/2024 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details   NA 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Response - NO
Brief Summary  

This is single-center study to compare the effect of Ashwagandha extract 600 mg/day with placebo for its effect on healthy male and female adult elderly individuals.

Enrolled subjects will receive one capsule of Ashwagandha (300 mg) or identical placebo capsule two times daily with water for a period of 8 weeks.

Primary efficacy outcomes are the quality of life (QOL) that will be measured at baseline to end of the treatment.

Secondary efficacy outcomes are Addenbrookes Cognitive Examination-Revised (ACE-R), Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), and Senior Fitness Test (SFT) for improvement assessment respectively. This all assessments will be measured at baseline to the end of treatment.

Safety outcomes will be based on clinical safety assessed by the adverse events reported. Global Assessment of Tolerability to Therapy (PGATT) will be assessed at the end of treatment

 
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