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CompletedNCT00198952Updated Sep 20, 2005

Effects of Herbal Products on Metabolism and Hunger

An interventional study of DietPro and Placebo in Obesity and Metabolism, sponsored by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 50 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2005-09-20.

Sponsored by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
30
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 50 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

to test safety and efficacy on metabolism, heart rate, blood pressure, TSH (and other blood)and hunger/caloric compensation on ephedra versus placebo

02

Conditions studied

  • Obesity
  • Metabolism
03

In context

Lead sponsor

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is the lead sponsor of 364 studies on the registry; 41 are open to participants now.

Of its 5 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 3 (60%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 50 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

age 18-50, non-smoking, not pregnant (serum), Beck \<15, physician permission

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

pregnant, lactating, smoker, use of appetite-affecting medications

05

Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Crossover assignment
Masking
Double
Enrollment
30 participants

Interventions

  • DrugDietPro
  • DrugPlacebo
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. metabolic rate

  2. heart rate

  3. blood pressure

  4. TSH

  5. caloric compensation

Secondary outcomes

  1. weight

  2. body composition

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Study locations

1 site
  • Johns Hopkins University
    Baltimore, Maryland 21093, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 20, 2005, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00198952
Lead sponsor
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Collaborators
Natural Prescriptions
First posted
Sep 20, 2005
Start date
Feb 2000
Completion
Mar 2001
Last update
Sep 20, 2005

Study contacts

Lawrence J Cheskin, MD
principal investigator · Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
View the source record on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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