Effects of Saffron on Mild to Moderate Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

June 11, 2016 updated by: Dr Azita Hekmatdoost, National Nutrition and Food Technology Institute

The Effect of Saffron (Crocus Satious L.) in the Treatment of Mild to Moderate Generalized Anxiety Disorder: a Double Blind Randomized Controlled Trial

anxiety disorder is one of the major public health problems worldwide. 25% of people experience anxiety disorders throughout life. Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is known as the most prevalent anxiety disorder. Saffron has previously approved as an effective adjuvant therapy in depression and might alleviate GAD symptoms.Since up to the best of our knowledge no human studies have assessed the therapeutic effect of saffron as an adjuvant therapy in GAD patients, Therefore, this study is planned to evaluateThe effect of saffron (Crocus satious L.) in the treatment of mild to moderate generalized anxiety disorder:

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

40

Phase

  • Phase 2
  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

14 years to 51 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients who diagnosed with GAD according to DSM-V criteria, Hamilton score of 18-25

Exclusion Criteria:

  • pregnancy and lactation
  • receiving antipsychotic medications in a month prior to the recruitment
  • suffered from other psychological disorders (e.g. bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, mood disorders), and drug abuse

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: saffron
450 mg of saffron capsule once a day for 6 weeks
Dietary supplement: Saffron
20 patients with mild to moderate GAD, diagnosed by Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IѴ (DSM-IѴ) who receive sertraline will randomly receive saffron (450 mg) as an add-on therapy on daily bases for 6 weeks. Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A) will use to assess the effect of treatment.
Placebo Comparator: placebo
placebo capsule once a day for 6 weeks
Dietary supplement: placebo
20 patients with mild to moderate GAD who receive sertraline will receive placebo too

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Hamilton anxiety score
Time Frame: 6 weeks
6 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

National Nutrition and Food Technology Institute

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

June 1, 2016

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

August 1, 2016

Study Completion (Anticipated)

September 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 11, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 11, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

June 15, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

June 15, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 11, 2016

Last Verified

June 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 450/3654

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

Undecided

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