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- Clinical Trial NCT02800733
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.
Study Contact
- Name: Soodeh Razeghi Jahromi, PhD
- Phone Number: 00989126229144
- Email: Razeghi@sina.tums.ac.ir
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
16 years to 53 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 |
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Experimental: saffron
450 mg of saffron capsule once a day for 6 weeks
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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.
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Placebo Comparator: placebo
placebo capsule once a day for 6 weeks
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20 patients with mild to moderate GAD who receive sertraline will receive placebo too
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
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Hamilton anxiety score
Time Frame: 6 weeks
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6 weeks
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
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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