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NCT00198809 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Use of Herbal Supplements in Weight Loss and Weight Maintenance

A NA study, sponsored by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Terminated
Registry status
NA
Development phase
250
Enrollment target

NCT00198809: Clinical Trial NA study, sponsored by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

NCT00198809 is a NA study that was terminated before completion, run by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The registered enrollment target is 250 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (82% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00198809, a NA study, was terminated before completion, sponsored by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

TERMINATED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
250 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

Effects of herbal products on weight loss, weight maintenance and metabolic rate. * The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of two herbal weight loss products, BioLean and BioLean Free compared to each other and a matching placebo, in effects on appetite suppression, changes in metabolism, weight loss, and safety in overweight men and women over a 12 month active weight loss and weight maintenance program. * This is a randomized double-blind study. The planned sample size is 180 healthy, overweight (BMI 27-40) males and females aged 18-60.

Interventions

  • DRUG Biolean + Diet education
  • DRUG Biolean Free + Diet education
  • DRUG Placebo + Diet education

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 250 participants
Start Date 2002-11
Est. Completion 2004-02
Phase NA

Why NCT00198809 stopped before completion

NCT00198809 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registered 250 participants enrollment target is mid-sized for trials with a published cap, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (82% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 3 interventions - of which Biolean + Diet education is the first listed.

NCT00198809 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00198809 about?

NCT00198809 is a clinical study titled "Use of Herbal Supplements in Weight Loss and Weight Maintenance". Effects of herbal products on weight loss, weight maintenance and metabolic rate. * The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of two herbal weight loss products, BioLean and BioLean Free compared to each other and a matching placebo, in effects on appetite suppression, changes in meta...

What is the current status of trial NCT00198809?

This trial is currently terminated. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 250 participants. The study started on 2002-11. Estimated completion is 2004-02.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00198809?

The interventions under investigation include: Biolean + Diet education (DRUG), Biolean Free + Diet education (DRUG), Placebo + Diet education (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00198809?

This trial is sponsored by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, which has 187 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT00198809's enrollment target sits among peer trials

250 410th of 2000 higher than 1,567 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00198809, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT00198809 (mid enrollment · none site footprint · terminated) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.