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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 19 October 2017
Main ID:  NCT00761761
Date of registration: 25/09/2008
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: University of Pittsburgh
Public title: Sensoril(Ashwaganhda)for Bipolar Disorder
Scientific title: Sensoril® (Ashwagandha) - A Standardized Extract From a Medicinal Plant - (Withania Somnifera) for Cognitive Enhancement in Persons With Bipolar Disorder: A Parallel Group, Randomized Double Blind, and Placebo Controlled Study
Date of first enrolment: October 2008
Target sample size: 60
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00761761
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:   
Phase:  Phase 3
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:     K. N. Roy Chengappa, MD
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Affiliation:  Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- DSMIV-TR diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder

- Ages 18 to 65

- Men or Women

- 8th grade education or greater

- Able to provide competent written informed consent

- Current main mood stabilizer and mood status (YMRS and MADRS scores less than or equal
to 10) are stable for greater than or equal to 4 weeks by history.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Medically unstable conditions

- Known allergy to Sensoril® (or Ashwagandha)

- Current cognitive decline is attributable to a diagnosis of dementia or other
neurological disorder

- Pregnant or lactating women

- Mini-mental score (MMSE) less than or equal to 23

- Currently receiving donepezil, rivastigamine, or galatamine, or memantine or any
marketed agent for slowing memory loss in dementia

- Abnormal clinical thyroid status

- Currently (or within past 2 weeks) receiving St. John's Wort, Gingko or Omega-3



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 65 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Bipolar I Disorder
Bipolar II Disorder
Bipolar Disorder NOS
Intervention(s)
Drug: Sensoril
Other: Placebo
Primary Outcome(s)
Change From Baseline in Digit-Span Score at 8 Weeks [Time Frame: 8 week treatment]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Sensoril Treatment Will Secondarily Improve Any Residual Symptoms of Mania. [Time Frame: Baseline and 8 weeks treatment]
Sensoril® Treatment Will Secondarily Improve Any Residual Depressive Symptoms [Time Frame: Baseline and 8 week treatment]
Sensoril Treatment Will Secondarily Improve Any Residual Anxiety Symptoms [Time Frame: Baseline and 8 week treatment]
Secondary ID(s)
Univ.Pitts IRB# PRO08060267
Chengappa Sensoril
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression
Ethics review
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 14/04/2016
Date Completed:
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT00761761
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