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CompletedNCT04557267Updated Jun 3, 2021

Dose-ranging Study of SKF7™ for Obesity

A Phase 2 interventional study of low-dose and Middle-dose in Obesity, sponsored by Indonesia University. Completed at 3 sites in Indonesia. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 50 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-06-03.

Sponsored by Indonesia University · Phase 2, Interventional, and Supportive care

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
160
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 50 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study has been designed as a randomized, double blinded, multi-centric, placebo controlled, and phase II dose-ranging study. The herbal drug contains bioactive ingredients from Labisia pumila plant and it is an aqueous ethanolic standardized extract (SKF7™).

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Labisia pumila or Kacip Fatimah is a native Malaysian and Indonesian plant. It has been used as traditional medicine for over 400 years by both men and women for multiple treatments including toning and firming the abdominal area. As a water-ethanol dry extract, it has been reported to reduce body weight, cholesterol level and triglyceride level, and regulate blood glucose and sex hormones. In Malaysia, this Kacip Fatimah extract has been used as a natural anti-obesity drug and dietary supplement for healthy weight loss and healthy body by the trade-name of Labeesity® or SKF7™. This extract has been shown to be pesticide / herbicide free and has branded halal ingredient identity and security.

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Conditions studied

  • Obesity

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Keywords

  • dose-ranging
  • Kacip Fatimah
  • Labisia pumila
  • obesity
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In context

Obesity

6,296 studies on the registry are indexed under Obesity; 1,692 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 160 is above the median of 78 across 4,878 interventional studies indexed under Obesity.

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Lead sponsor

Indonesia University is the lead sponsor of 448 studies on the registry; 56 are open to participants now.

Of its 6 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 1 (17%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

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

Inclusion criteria

  1. Men aged 18 - 50 yrs or women aged 18 until before perimenopause, with obesity
  2. Willing to participate in the study by signing the informed consent
  3. Healthy by anamnesis
  4. Agreed to maintain their current lifestyles (no changes in their diet and physical exercise) during the clinical trial period.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Positive result for Rapid test for COVID-19 at screening period.
  2. Known hypersensitivity to any herbal product.
  3. Pregnant or lactating women.
  4. Taking any other weight loss therapy and/or lipid lowering products.
  5. Participate in other interventional clinical study or have taken other investigational drug within 30 days prior to screening.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Supportive care
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
160 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Group A (dosage A)

    The lower dose of the active drug

    Drug: low-dose

  • Experimental
    Group B (dosage 2)

    The middle dose of the active drug

    Drug: Middle-dose

  • Experimental
    Group C (dosage 3)

    The higher dose of the active drug

    Drug: Higher-dose

  • Placebo comparator
    Group D (placebo)

    Placebo

    Drug: Placebo

Interventions

  • Druglow-dose

    Dosage 1

  • DrugMiddle-dose

    Dosage 2

  • DrugHigher-dose

    Dosage 3

  • DrugPlacebo

    Placebo

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in body weight

    Percentage of subjects whose Body Weight is lowered

    Time frame: 12 weeks

  2. Change in waist and hip circumferences

    Change in waist and hip circumference

    Time frame: 12 weeks

  3. Change in the waist-hip and waist-height ratios

    Change in waist-hip ratio and waist-height ratio

    Time frame: 12 weeks

  4. Change in Body Mass Index (BMI)

    Change in BMI in kg/m\^2

    Time frame: 12 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Body fat percentage

    The change of body fat percentage

    Time frame: 12 weeks

  2. Lean Body Mass

    The amount of lean body mass will be calculated from body fat percentage

    Time frame: 12 weeks

Other outcomes

  1. Incidence of abnormal vital signs and of abnormal laboratory test results

    Abnormality of vital signs and laboratory test results

    Time frame: 12 weeks

  2. Incidence of Adverse Events

    The incidence and percentage of Adverse events and serious adverse events

    Time frame: 12 weeks

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Study locations

3 sites
  • Indonesia Medical Education and Research Institute
    Jakarta, DKI Jakarta 10430, Indonesia
  • Faculty of Medicine, Krida Wacana Christian University
    Jakarta, DKI Jakarta 11510, Indonesia
  • Makara Satellite Clinic
    Depok, West Java 16424, Indonesia
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References and documents

Publications

  • Lee S, Lee H, Cho Y, Kim J, Kang JW, Seo BK, Baek YH, Lee JD. The efficacy and safety of Hanslim for obese patients: Study protocol for a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, multi-dose, placebo-controlled, phase IIb clinical trial. Medicine (Baltimore). 2018 Sep;97(38):e12440. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000012440. PubMed 30235727 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 3, 2021, 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
NCT04557267
Lead sponsor
Indonesia University
Collaborators
Medika Natura Sdn Bhd
Responsible party
Nafrialdi (Principal Investigator, Indonesia University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Sep 21, 2020
Start date
Sep 30, 2020
Primary completion
May 20, 2021
Completion
May 22, 2021
Last update
Jun 3, 2021

Study contacts

Arini Setiawati, PhD
study chair · Clinical Research Supporting Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia
Nafrialdi Agus, MD, PhD
principal investigator · Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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