Enhancing effect of HT008-1 on cognitive function and quality of life in cognitively declined healthy adults: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, trial

Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 2008 Oct;90(4):517-24. doi: 10.1016/j.pbb.2008.03.033.

Abstract

HT008-1 is one of the most effective multiherb mixtures that have neuroprotective effects in traditional Korean medicine. The purpose of this study was to conduct a clinical trial of the efficacy of HT008-1 on the neuropsychological functioning and quality of life (QoL) in cognitively intact adults. One hundred and eighteen male (n - 42) and female (n = 76) volunteers who reported no history of dementia or significant neurocognitive impairments and obtained Korean Version of Mini Mental State Examination total scores of at least 24 were examined via an 8-week, randomized, double-blind, fixed-dose, placebo-controlled, parallel group, clinical trial. Participants were randomly assigned to receive either HT008-1 (n = 59) or placebo (n = 59) for 8 weeks. Efficacy measures consisted of participants' performance scores from pretreatment baseline to those obtained just before termination of treatment on standardized neuropsychological measures from the subsets of Wechsler Memory Scale-III (WMS-III). QoL was assessed by subjective questionnaires WHOQoL-Bref about five categories. Participants who scored in the lower third of the Auditory recognition delayed at baseline and received HT008-1 exhibited improvement on the WMS-III Auditory recognition delayed subtest compared with placebo controls. The HT008-1 group also improved on general health scores in the QoL test.

Publication types

  • Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Cognition / drug effects*
  • Cognition Disorders / drug therapy*
  • Cognition Disorders / psychology*
  • Double-Blind Method
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / adverse effects
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / analysis
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / therapeutic use*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Memory / drug effects
  • Middle Aged
  • Neuropsychological Tests
  • Nootropic Agents / adverse effects
  • Nootropic Agents / analysis
  • Nootropic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Plant Extracts / adverse effects
  • Plant Extracts / analysis
  • Plant Extracts / therapeutic use*
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
  • Quality of Life*
  • Wechsler Scales

Substances

  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal
  • HT008-1
  • Nootropic Agents
  • Plant Extracts