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The Impact of Ashwagandha on Perceived Stress, Sleep and Food Cravings in College Students

NCT05430685 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2022-06-24

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Summary

The purpose of this study was to compare the impact of 700 mg daily ashwagandha (Withania Somnifera) in healthy college students on sleep, stress and food cravings to healthy college students taking placebo.

Conditions

  • Stress
  • Sleep
  • Craving
  • Well Being

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Ashwagandha

Intervention and placebo group each received a bottle of 60 capsules. Subjects were instructed to take one capsule in the morning and 1 capsule in the evening. Intervention group was getting 350 mg ashwagandha root extract per capsule (or 700 mg per day). Each intervention capsule delivered 2.5 mg withanolides with equivalence of 2,700 mg dry herb.

OTHER

Placebo

The Placebo group received the same type of bottle with similar looking capsules. Each person in the placebo group was instructed to take 1 capsule twice a day (2 capsules total). Capsules were filled with glycerin to the same weight as ashwagandha. Capsules were indistinguishable from each other.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Margaret Harris, PhD · University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-05-29
Primary Completion
2020-04-10
Completion
2020-04-10

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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