Phase 3
N=60
Pilot Study on the Efficacy of Pascoflair in an Acute Stressful Situation (TSST)
Healthy · Stress
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01665170 ↗Enrolled (actual)
60
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Dec 2015
Primary outcome: Primary: VAS Insecurity (During) — 56.87; 60.93 mm
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Interventions
- Passiflora incarnata (Drug); Placebo (Drug)
- Age
- Adult · 25+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Pascoe Pharmazeutische Praeparate GmbH
- Primary completion
- Aug 2012
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY VAS Insecurity (During) |
56.87; 60.93 | — |
| PRIMARY VAS Anxiety (During) |
29.67; 34.17 | — |
| PRIMARY VAS Stress Perception (During) |
59.20; 57.3 | — |
| SECONDARY Serum Cortisol (Pre-post Comparison) |
— | — |
| SECONDARY ACTH (Pre-post Comparison) |
— | — |
| SECONDARY Epinephrine (Before) |
— | — |
| SECONDARY Norepinephrine (Before) |
430.29; 581.17 | — |
| SECONDARY State Anxiety (STAI-X1) Questionnaire |
— | — |
| SECONDARY POMS Questionnaire |
— | — |
| SECONDARY MDBF Questionnaire |
— | — |
| SECONDARY LSEQ Questionnaire (Getting to Sleep-Falling Asleep Easier Than Usual) - Changes From V2 to V3 |
2.90; 11.21 | — |
| SECONDARY LSEQ Questionnaire (Getting to Sleep-Falling Asleep More Quickly Than Usual] - Changes From V2 to V3 |
0.63; 11.47 | — |
| SECONDARY LSEQ Questionnaire (Getting to Sleep-Feeling More Drowsy Than Usual] - Changes From V2 to V3 |
3.67; -12.53 | — |
| SECONDARY LSEQ Questionnaire (Quality of Sleep - More Restful Than Usual] - Changes From V2 to V3 |
1.53; 13.38 | — |
| SECONDARY LSEQ Questionnaire (Quality of Sleep - Fewer Periods of Wakefulness Than Usual] Changes From V2 to V3 |
5.47; 14.59 | — |
| SECONDARY LSEQ Questionnaire (Awakening From Sleep- Easier Than Usual] Changes From V2 to V3 |
-0.33; 10.28 | — |
| SECONDARY LSEQ Questionnaire (Awakening From Sleep- Quicker Than Usual] Changes From V2 to V3 |
-6.07; 1.00 | — |
| SECONDARY LSEQ Questionnaire (Behavior Following Awakening- Feeling Alert Upon Awakening] Changes From V2 to V3 |
5.63; 17.17 | — |
| SECONDARY LSEQ Questionnaire (Behavior Following Awakening- Feeling Alert Now] Changes From V2 to V3 |
6.60; 19.17 | — |
| SECONDARY LSEQ Questionnaire (Behavior Following Awakening- Less Clumsy Balance and Coordination Upon Getting-up] Changes From V2 to V3 |
-3.40; 1.66 | — |
| SECONDARY Norepinephrine (After) |
670.11; 803.14 | — |
| SECONDARY Sympathovagal Balance (Before TSST, Sitting - 1. Measurement) |
18.22; 22.84 | — |
| SECONDARY Sympathovagal Balance (Before TSST, Standing - 2. Measurement) |
27.74; 33.14 | — |
| SECONDARY Sympathovagal Balance (During TSST, Preparation - 3. Measurement) |
33.23; 38.37 | — |
| SECONDARY Sympathovagal Balance (During TSST, Interview - 4. Measurement) |
35.94; 39.25 | — |
| SECONDARY Sympathovagal Balance (During TSST, Arithmetics - 5. Measurement) |
44.01; 45.53 | — |
| SECONDARY Sympathovagal Balance (After TSST, Standing - 6. Measurement) |
42.36; 43.28 | — |
| SECONDARY Sympathovagal Balance (After TSST, Sitting - 7. Measurement) |
26.42; 29.93 | — |
Summary
A randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled pilot study on the efficacy of Passiflora incarnata L. in an acute stressful situation
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Provide written informed consent;
- Healthy male and female subjects
- Non-smoker;
- Age 25 to 45 years;
- BMI ≥ 19 to ≤ 30 kg/m2
Exclusion Criteria
- Any known allergies to the test substance;
- Any known addiction to drugs, alcohol or positive results in the drug screening test;
- Any serious general illness, ongoing or within the last 12 months;
- Any febrile illness (> 24 hrs.) within 7 days prior to treatment;
- Any antibiotics for the last four weeks before study inclusion;
- Diabetes mellitus;
- Known heart disease, hypertension, kidney disease, significant respiratory disease, epilepsy, or rheumatoid arthritis;
- Known immunologic or infectious disease (e.g. hepatitis, tuberculosis, HIV or AIDS) which could place the subject at risk or interfere with the accuracy of the study results;
- Pregnancy or lactating;
- Current participation or participation in any type of clinical study in the past week;
- Current or past participation in a TSST study;
- Employees of the Sponsor or the CRO;
- Any other medication that, in the opinion of the Investigator is likely to affect their response to treatment;
- Clinically relevant abnormalities in physical examinations, vital signs, clinical chemistry, or haematology as judged by the Investigator;
- Any other condition the Investigator or their duly assigned representatives believes may affect the ability of the individual to complete the study or the interpretation of the study results.
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01665170). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.