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NCT02473458

Efficacy of Whole Extract of Licorice in Neurological Improvement of Patients After Acute Ischemic Stroke

Completed Phase 1/Phase 2 Last updated 11 June 2015
What this trial tests

Phase 1/Phase 2 trial testing Licorice whole extract in Acute Stroke in 75 participants. Completed in 1 June 2014.

Timeline
1 June 2012
Primary endpoint
1 June 2013
1 June 2014

Quick facts

Lead sponsorShiraz University of Medical Sciences
PhasePhase 1/Phase 2
StatusCompleted
Study typeINTERVENTIONAL
Allocationrandomized
Designparallel
Maskingquadruple
Primary purposetreatment
Enrollment75
Start date1 June 2012
Primary completion1 June 2013
Estimated completion1 June 2014
Sites1 location across Iran

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

Who can join

Adults 18 to 85, any sex, with Acute Stroke. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

What's being measured

Primary outcomes are the specific endpoints the trial is designed to prove or disprove.

Sponsor's own description

Stroke is one of the most important causes of mortality and disability both in developed and developing countries. The only food and drug administration (FDA) approved therapy for acute stroke is recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA). But narrow therapeutic window has limited the usefulness of thrombolytic therapy. Therefore, finding effective neuroprotective drugs for the patients for whom thrombolysis is contraindicated or not feasible seemed to be mandatory in the world of cerebrovascular medicine. Licorice, extracted from root of a plant scientifically known as Glycyrrhiza glabra, is used in food industries. Certain medical properties has been contributed to licorice and specifically to its active chemical components such as flavonoids and glycyrrhizic acid (GA). GA has been revealed to assert its anti-inflammatory effect by suppression of NF-κB, a key component of lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammatory response. Neuroprotective characteristics of GA has been widely investigated in recent studies. In the present study, the investigators verified the efficacy and safety of oral administration of two different doses licorice extract in the patients with acute ischemic stroke, in a double-blind randomized controlled trial.

Publications & conference data

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