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Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT02754089
Date of registration: 26/04/2016
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Public title: The Effects of Rhus Coriaria L. on Body Weight SomaghWeight
Scientific title: The Effects of Rhus Coriaria L. (Rhus or Somagh) on Body Weight
Date of first enrolment: May 2016
Target sample size: 50
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02754089
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor).  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Contacts
Name:     Mojtaba Heydari, MD
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Affiliation:  Research Center for Traditional Medicine and History of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IR Iran
Name:     Zahra Hajmohammadi, MD
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Affiliation:  Department of Internal Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
Name:     Gholamhossein Ranjbar Omrani, MD
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Affiliation:  Endocrine and Metabolism Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Body mass index (BMI) >= 25 kg/m2

Exclusion Criteria:

- Diabetes mellitus

- Hypo. or hyperthyroidism

- Any systemic illnesses e.g. liver cirrhosis, acute or chronic renal failure, heart
failure

- Use of drugs: Weight lowering agents, glucocorticoids, Oral contraceptive pills.

- Pregnancy

- History of allergic reaction to Somagh



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 60 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Body Weight
Intervention(s)
Drug: Placebo
Drug: Rhus Coriaria L.(Rhus)
Primary Outcome(s)
Body Mass Index [Time Frame: 6 weeks]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Leptin (ng/ml) [Time Frame: 6 weeks]
Number of patients with adverse event [Time Frame: 6 weeks]
Fasting Blood Glucose (mg/dl) [Time Frame: 6 weeks]
Insulin (mU/l) [Time Frame: 6 weeks]
Waist Circumference (cm) [Time Frame: 6 weeks]
Hip Circumference (cm) [Time Frame: 6 weeks]
Secondary ID(s)
CT-92-5581
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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