Trial Outcomes & Findings for Efficacy and Tolerability of Ginkgo Biloba Extract in Patients With Raynaud´s Phenomenon (NCT NCT00251238)

NCT ID: NCT00251238

Last Updated: 2017-05-22

Results Overview

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

PHASE2

Target enrollment

41 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

Number of Vasospastic Attacks per day, for up to 10 weeks

Results posted on

2017-05-22

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Intervention Group
active treatment group, receiving oral film-coated tablet of 120-mg Ginkgo Biloba special extract (EGb 761) 2 times a day for 10 weeks, after an initial 2-week run-in phase
Placebo Group
receiving matching placebo
Overall Study
STARTED
21
20
Overall Study
COMPLETED
21
20
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
0
0

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Efficacy and Tolerability of Ginkgo Biloba Extract in Patients With Raynaud´s Phenomenon

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Intervention Group
n=21 Participants
active treatment group, receiving film coated 120 mg Ginkgo Biloba special extract (EGb 761) two times a day for 10 weeks
Control Group
n=20 Participants
Receiving matching placebo
Total
n=41 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants
n=99 Participants
0 Participants
n=107 Participants
0 Participants
n=206 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
20 Participants
n=99 Participants
19 Participants
n=107 Participants
39 Participants
n=206 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
1 Participants
n=99 Participants
1 Participants
n=107 Participants
2 Participants
n=206 Participants
Age, Continuous
47 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 13 • n=99 Participants
49 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 13 • n=107 Participants
48 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 13 • n=206 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
17 Participants
n=99 Participants
18 Participants
n=107 Participants
35 Participants
n=206 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
4 Participants
n=99 Participants
2 Participants
n=107 Participants
6 Participants
n=206 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Netherlands
21 participants
n=99 Participants
20 participants
n=107 Participants
41 participants
n=206 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Number of Vasospastic Attacks per day, for up to 10 weeks

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Intervention Group
n=21 Participants
active treatment group (EGb 761)
Placebo Group
n=20 Participants
receiving placebo
Frequency of Vasospastic Attacks
2.4 attacks per day
Standard Deviation 2.6
2.0 attacks per day
Standard Deviation 1.8

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: minutes per day

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Intervention Group
n=21 Participants
active treatment group (EGb 761)
Placebo Group
n=20 Participants
receiving placebo
Duration of Vasospastic Attacks
47.4 minutes
Standard Deviation 63.0
50.9 minutes
Standard Deviation 84.7

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Baseline and 10 weeks

Severity of the complains due to Vasospastic Attacks was measured using a 10-steps likert scale. The scale ranged between 0 and 10, with higher scores indicating more severe attacks.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Intervention Group
n=21 Participants
active treatment group (EGb 761)
Placebo Group
n=20 Participants
receiving placebo
Change From Baseline in Severity of Vasospastic Attacks
-1.3 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 2.3
-1.3 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 2.4

Adverse Events

Intervention Group

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 3 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Placebo Group

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 2 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Other adverse events
Measure
Intervention Group
n=21 participants at risk
active treatment group (EGb 761)
Placebo Group
n=20 participants at risk
receiving placebo
Nervous system disorders
headache
9.5%
2/21 • Number of events 2 • 1 year
10.0%
2/20 • Number of events 2 • 1 year
Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
dyspnoe
4.8%
1/21 • Number of events 1 • 1 year
0.00%
0/20 • 1 year

Additional Information

Dr. SJH Bredie, MD, PhD

Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Phone: 0031 24 3618819

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place