Use of Herbal Supplements in Weight Loss and Weight Maintenance

NCT00198809 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 250

Last updated 2005-09-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Effects of herbal products on weight loss, weight maintenance and metabolic rate.

* The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of two herbal weight loss products, BioLean and BioLean Free compared to each other and a matching placebo, in effects on appetite suppression, changes in metabolism, weight loss, and safety in overweight men and women over a 12 month active weight loss and weight maintenance program.
* This is a randomized double-blind study. The planned sample size is 180 healthy, overweight (BMI 27-40) males and females aged 18-60.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Biolean + Diet education

DRUG

Biolean Free + Diet education

DRUG

Placebo + Diet education

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Wellness International, Ltd.

    collaborator UNKNOWN
  • Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Lawrence J Cheskin, MD · Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2002-11-30
Completion
2004-02-29

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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