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Frail Elderly SyndromeNCT03365310

Management of Frailty in Older Adults With Turmeric and Tulsi Supplements

A study testing C. longa, curcuminoids , Z. officianale, O. sanctum along with 200 ml of Milk in people with Frail Elderly Syndrome, run by Composite Interceptive Med Science at 1 site in India.

Unknown status

Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

The aim of this study is to determine the efficacy of turmeric and tulsi polyherbal formulation in the management of frailty in the elderly population. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 65 to 90 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Frail Elderly Syndrome
What is being tested?
C. longa, curcuminoids , Z. officianale, O. sanctum along with 200 ml of Milk
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
50 participants
Where
1 siteIndia
Study dates
1 Jul 2018to 30 Jul 2018
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 65 to 90 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Subjects above the age of 65 years, providing written informed consent.
  • Meeting three or more Cardiovascular health study frailty criteria
  • Mild or no cognitive impairment (defined as a Mini-Mental State Examination score >23),
  • Able to walk without personal assistance and no other physical limitations that can limit participation and adherence, particularly to exercise intervention program

Who cannot join

  • People will be ineligible to participate in the trial if they:
  • Live in a residential aged care facility
  • Severe audio-visual impairment
  • Progressive, degenerative neurologic disease like Parkinsonism, fits/ epilepsy, etc.
  • Rapidly progressive or terminal illness under palliative care with life expectancy less than 12 months
  • History of alcohol abuse or any other substance abuse
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  • Severely affect muscle/joint dysfunction resulting in disability
  • Hospital admission in the past 3 months
  • Regular physical training or physiotherapy or current participation in a vigorous exercise or weight-training program more than once per week
  • Undergoing therapeutic diet incompatible with nutritional supplementation
  • In the opinion of research clinician, the intervention is deemed to be potentially hazardous for the subject, such as serious cardiac and pulmonary disease.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

India1 site
  • Mazumdar Shaw Medical Centre

    Bangalore, Karnataka, 560099

    Alben Sigamani, MD, 8884431444, alben.sigamani.dr@nhhospitals.org

    Sanjaya Chauhan, Pharm.D, 9611252350, drsanjayachauhan49@gmail.com

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About this study

Official title: Clinical Evaluation of Turmeric and Tulsi Polyherbal Formulation in the Management of Frailty in Elderly Population: An Open Label Randomized Controlled Trial

The aim of this study is to determine the efficacy of turmeric and tulsi polyherbal formulation in the management of frailty in the elderly population.

Read the detailed description

Frailty is a wasting syndrome of old age that leaves a person vulnerable to falls, functional decline, morbidity and mortality. Reducing the severity of frailty will provide large benefits for individuals, their families and for the society. It is assumed that early intervention with frail people will improve quality of life and reduce the costs of care. This trial is testing the frailty intervention with herbal medicine. If this frailty intervention is shown to be effective, there are major potential benefits to the frail older population generally in terms of decreased disability. The interventions being examined are readily transferable to routine clinical practice and can potentially be applied routinely in aged care services.

Being tested
C. longa, curcuminoids , Z. officianale, O. sanctum along with 200 ml of Milk, Standard of Care

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • C. longa, curcuminoids , Z. officianale, O. sanctum along with 200 ml of MilkDrug

    Also called Turmeric formula and Tulsi capsule and Milk

    Polyherbal formulation along with standard of care

  • Standard of CareOther

    Usual standard of care for consist of exercise, caloric and protein support, vitamin D, reduction of polypharmacy along with medical management of health condition, assessment of care needs and provision of care. These will be determined on case by case basis by research clinician.

Study groups in NCT03365310
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Intervention GroupExperimentalParticipants will receive turmeric and tulsi capsule with milk(100 ml) along with standard of care treatment as determined by research physician...Each participants has to take two capsules of turmeric formula and tulsi twice daily for the study period of 3 months
Receives: Drug: C. longa, curcuminoids , Z. officianale, O. sanctum along with 200 ml of Milk; Other: Standard of Care
Standard Care GroupActive comparatorParticipants will only receive the standard of care treatment as determined by research physician
Receives: Other: Standard of Care

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Frailty Score

    To assess a change in frailty score from baseline in 3 months between two groups

    Measured: 3 months

Secondary outcomes (4)
  1. C reactive protein

    Change in C-reactive Protein (CRP) from baseline

    Measured: 3 months

  2. Frequency of falls

    defined as an event resulting in a person coming to rest unintentionally on the ground or other lower level; near-falls would not be included

    Measured: 3 months

  3. Health service utilization

    frequencies of doctor visits, emergency room visit, hospitalization, nursing home admission

    Measured: 3 months

  4. Mortality

    Death of study participant during study period

    Measured: 3 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted7 Dec 2017
  2. Study start1 Jul 2018 (estimated)
  3. Primary completion30 Jul 2018 (estimated)
  4. Study completion30 Jul 2018 (estimated)

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
Parallel follow up of two treatment groups randomly allocated through a central randomization process
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
50 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03365310
Sponsor's protocol ID
OI-007-2017
Status last verified
Apr 2018
First submitted
2 Dec 2017
Last updated
11 Apr 2018
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing C. longa, curcuminoids , Z. officianale, O. sanctum along with 200 ml of Milk in people with Frail Elderly Syndrome, run by Composite Interceptive Med Science at 1 site in India.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 11 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 11 Apr 2018. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in India. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Alben Sigamani (8884431444, alben.sigamani.dr@nhhospitals.org), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Frailty Score (time frame: 3 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 11 Apr 2018.

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