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NCT01500096 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 2

American Ginseng to Improve HIV-Associated Fatigue: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel Design, Multiple-Dose Clinical Trial

A Phase 2 study, sponsored by Johns Hopkins University.

Completed
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
96
Enrollment target

NCT01500096: Completed Phase 2 study, sponsored by Johns Hopkins University.

NCT01500096 is a Phase 2 study that has completed, run by Johns Hopkins University. The registered enrollment target is 96 participants, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (28% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT01500096, a Phase 2 study, has completed, sponsored by Johns Hopkins University.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
96 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether American ginseng is effective in the treatment of HIV-associated fatigue.

Primary Outcome

Change in FSS score from baseline to Week 4. The change in fatigue as measured by the FSS (Week 4 minus Baseline) using the Wilcoxon test. The FSS is a scale score ranging from 1 to 63 with higher scores indicative of more fatigue. A negative number indicates a decline in the FSS scale. Participants with FSS data at both times points were assessed.

Interventions

  • DRUG American ginseng
  • DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT Placebo for American ginseng

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 96 participants
Start Date 2013-02
Est. Completion 2016-09
Phase Phase 2
Johns Hopkins University

1,448 total trials

What the finished NCT01500096 record still lists

NCT01500096 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 96 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (28% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which American ginseng is the first listed.

NCT01500096 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT01500096 about?

NCT01500096 is a clinical study titled "American Ginseng to Improve HIV-Associated Fatigue: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel Design, Multiple-Dose Clinical Trial". The purpose of this study is to determine whether American ginseng is effective in the treatment of HIV-associated fatigue.

What is the current status of trial NCT01500096?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 2 study. The enrollment target is 96 participants. The study started on 2013-02. Estimated completion is 2016-09.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT01500096?

The interventions under investigation include: American ginseng (DRUG), Placebo for American ginseng (DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT01500096?

This trial is sponsored by Johns Hopkins University, which has 1,448 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT01500096's enrollment target sits among peer trials

96 747th of 2000 higher than 1,242 of 2,000 other Phase 2 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 NCT01500096, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT01500096 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.