Effect of ANKASCIN 568-P Products Regulating Blood Lipid

August 21, 2025 updated by: SunWay Biotech Co., LTD.

Effect of ANKASCIN 568-P Products Regulating Blood Lipid- A Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Clinical Research

This study is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-controlled trial (24 weeks in total), divided into three periods (screening, treatment, and discontinuation follow-up)

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This study aims to investigate the effects of long-term consumption of red yeast rice products on blood lipid regulation and elevated high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), while also monitoring changes in the subjects' overall health. This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial aims to recruit 80 subjects, who will be randomly divided into two groups to receive either a red yeast rice product or a placebo for 24 weeks. The experimental group will take two red yeast rice capsules daily (each containing 440 mg of ANKASCIN 568-P), while the control group will take two similar-looking placebo capsules daily (containing an equal weight of maltodextrin). Blood samples will be collected and recorded for biochemical analysis at 0, 4, 12, and 24 weeks. General postural measurements will be taken, along with blood pressure, blood lipids, and blood glucose levels. Liver, kidney, and thyroid function will also be monitored.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

80

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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

Study Locations

  • Taiwan
      • Taipei, Taiwan, 114202
        • Recruiting
        • Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei city,
        • Contact:

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

20 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Male or Female women over the age of 20 (women of childbearing age should not be pregnant or breastfeeding during the study period).
  • A sane and communicative adult.
  • 18≦BMI≦35.
  • Sub-healthy people with simple dyslipidemia and those who have been judged by the doctor that they do not need to take hypolipidemic drugs for the time being, or those who insist on not taking drugs.
  • Screening criteria Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C): 130~190 mg/dL. screening criteria and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HLDL-C): below 50 mg/dL.
  • Those without other serious diseases (cancer, heart failure, diabetes, myocardial infarction, liver cirrhosis, moderate to severe liver and kidney dysfunction, stroke, etc.).
  • During the experiment, the daily routine and eating habits should be maintained and not changed deliberately.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Triglyceride TG≧500 mg/dL.
  • Blood pressure value: systolic blood pressure ≧ 200 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure ≧ 140 mmHg.
  • Patients with moderate or severe abnormal liver and kidney function (generally referring to serum aminopyruvate converting enzyme (SGPT), serum glutamate phenylacetate transaminase (SGOT) are more than 3 times the upper limit of normal or have been diagnosed Liver cirrhosis, or glomerular filtration rate eGFR≦30 ml/min/1.73m2).
  • Pregnant or lactating women.
  • Those who take traditional Chinese medicine mainly based on red yeast rice.
  • Those who have undergone surgery within one month.
  • Those who have serious diseases such as heart, liver, kidney, and hematopoietic system, mentally ill patients who do not meet the inclusion criteria, fail to use the test product according to the regulations so that the efficacy or safety cannot be judged due to incomplete data.

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: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: ANKASCIN 568-P Red yeast rice capsules
ANKASCIN 568-P is a fermented product from the red yeast rice fungus <Monascus purpureus NTU 568>. It does not contain Monacolin K, an ingredient that may harm the human body, and is rich in new active ingredients. Take 2 red yeast rice capsules (each containing 440mg ANKASCIN 568-P) every day, and the control group takes 2 placebo capsules (containing equal weight maltodextrin) every day, respectively, at the 0th, 4th , , 12, 24, Collect blood samples for biochemical analysis and record the general body position measurement, blood pressure, blood lipid, blood sugar and other related changes of the subjects, and monitor the liver, kidney, and thyroid functions.
Dietary supplement: ANKASCIN 568-P Red yeast rice capsules
Product ingredients: ANKASCIN 568-P red yeast rice product 440 mg,microcrystalline ,cellulose,Maltodextrin; capsule shell composition: HPMC (hydroxypropyl methylcellulose), purified water, titanium dioxide, gellan gum.
Placebo Comparator: Placebo Capsules
Maltodextrin was used as a placebo.
Dietary supplement: Placebo Capsules
Maltodextrin was used as a placebo

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Improves total cholesterol (TC)
Time Frame: 24 weeks
Compare the improvement of total cholesterol (TC) between the test group and the placebo group after taking red yeast rice capsules or placebo capsules for 24 weeks. According to the results of Section 9. Statistical method, whether there is a statistical difference between the two groups.
24 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

SunWay Biotech Co., LTD.

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: WEN-HUI FANG, Ph. D., Chief of Family medicine department

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

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 (Actual)

April 1, 2023

Primary Completion (Estimated)

October 31, 2025

Study Completion (Estimated)

October 31, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 10, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 10, 2023

First Posted (Actual)

February 21, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimated)

August 28, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 21, 2025

Last Verified

August 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 23 ANKASCIN 568-P

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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