Can a Plant-Based pill tame your daily jitters?
NCT ID NCT07511088
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a botanical supplement can reduce feelings of stress or anxiety in healthy adults who experience these feelings at least once a week. Participants will take either the supplement or a placebo when they feel stressed and rate their anxiety over the next five hours. The goal is to see if the supplement provides real relief in everyday life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- botanical extract supplement
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a natural, on-demand option for managing mild stress or anxiety without a prescription.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage trial with subjective self-reported outcomes, so results may not be conclusive. The supplement may work no better than a placebo.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 250 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 60 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Female and male subjects aged \>18 and \<60 years. 2. Self-reported experience of episodic stress or situational anxiety of ≥1 x per week. 3. Score of ≥ 40 on a self-assessment of typical anxiety on a Visual Analog Scale where 0 represents "not stressed or anxious" and 100 represents "extremely stressed or anxious." 4. Score of ≥ 20 on the Positive Reactivity component of the Perth Emotional Reactivity Scale- Short Form (PERS-S). 5. Ability to complete surveys on the Alethios digital platform. 6. Subject is only taking well-established, stable doses of prescription and non-prescription medications that are not indicated to treat anxiety disorder. 7. Subject is in generally good health as determined by a review of self-reported medical history and in the opinion of the Principal Investigator. 8. Women of child-bearing potential must agree to use a medically approved form of birth control during the study. Acceptable methods of birth control include hormonal - oral (pill), implantable, injectable (shot), ring, or transdermal (patch) contraceptives; mechanical - spermicide in conjunction with a barrier such as a diaphragm or condom; or an intra-uterine device (IUD. 9. Subject agrees to abstain from cannabis use for the duration of the study period 10. Subject agrees to maintain current dietary habits and abstain from using dietary supplements or herbal products thought to affect a sense of calming, including ashwagandha, L-theanine, or St. John's Wort, for the duration of the study period. 11. Individual is aware of the procedures and agrees to participate in the study. 12. Participant understands and is willing to sign an Informed eConsent in conformance with 21 CFR Part 50: "Protection of Human Participants." Exclusion Criteria: 1. Score of \> 9 on the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) or any response \> 0 on question 9 of the PHQ-9. 2. Score \> 24 on the Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAM-A). 3. History of severe psychiatric or medical conditions that would interfere with participation. 4. Use of \>14 alcoholic drinks per week. 5. Subject is a regular cannabis user, as defined as equal to or greater than 2 times per week over the prior 6 weeks. 6. Individuals with a history of drug abuse or dependence within the past 6 months. 7. Changes to medication treatment for any health condition within the prior 3 months. 8. Use of any prescription medication for anxiety. 9. Any diagnosis of a mental health condition in the prior 3 months. 10. Unstable medical conditions. 11. Known hypersensitivity to study product. 12. Participant is pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or breastfeeding. 13. Pregnant or lactating women or women of child-bearing potential unwilling to use a medically approved form of birth control. 14. Inability to comply with digital study requirements. 15. Participation in a clinical study within 30 days prior to randomization
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How to take part
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The places running it
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Alethios (Virtual)
RECRUITINGSan Francisco, California, 94117, United States
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