Herbal supplement ashwagandha tested for Women's sexual wellness
NCT ID NCT07182253
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether ashwagandha extract (KSM-66) can improve sexual health in healthy women aged 18 to 55. Fifty women took either the supplement or a placebo for 8 weeks. Researchers measured changes in sexual desire, arousal, and satisfaction using a standard questionnaire.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Ashwagandha root extract (KSM-66)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a natural supplement to support sexual wellness in healthy women.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 50 participants. Results may not apply to everyone, and supplements are not regulated like drugs.
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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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50 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Finished
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May 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A research network
The lead sponsor is a research network or cooperative group.
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 55 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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 participants between 18 to 55 years of age. 2. The participate should inform their partner about the study 3. Her partner should be willing to let her participate in the study 4. Participants willing to try to have sexual intercourse regularly. 5. Participants in a stable, monogamous, heterosexual relationship that is secure and communicative, for at least 6 months prior to the Screening Visit. 6\. Participant's partner is expected to be physically present at least 50% of each month. 7\. Participants who have used a medically acceptable method of contraception for at least 3 months before the baseline Visit (Visit 1) and continue to use that medically acceptable method of contraception during the trial. 8\. Participants who are reliable, honest, compliant, and agree to co-operate with all trial evaluations as well as to be able to perform them as per investigator's opinion. 9\. Participants or LAR can and willing to give meaningful, written informed consent prior to participation in the trial, in accordance with regulatory requirements. 10\. Participants having sufficient understanding to communicate effectively with the investigator and are willing to discuss their sexual functioning with the investigative staff. 11\. Participants who are willing to have 4 or more attempts of sexual intercourse each month. Exclusion Criteria: * 1\. Participants who are not willing to take an investigational product. 2. Any acute illness which may hamper the study participation as per principal investigator discretion at the time of enrolment. 3\. Participants having any clinically significant medical history, medical finding or an on- going medical or psychiatric condition exists which in the opinion of the Investigator could jeopardize the safety of the subject, impact validity of the study results or interfere with the completion of study according to the protocol. 4\. Individuals participating in any other studies, including macro/micro/any other forms of dietary supplements/multivitamins or disease-specific oral nutrition supplements (for improving the sexual function during the 3 months prior to study commencement). 5\. Participants having a history of hypersensitivity reactions (i.e., allergic or oversensitivity to usual doses). 6\. Participants with current alcohol or drug addiction or with a history of drug dependence or abuse within the past one year. 7\. Participants who indicate that their sexual partner has inadequately treated sexual problems that could interfere with the Subjects response to treatment. 8\. Participants who have entered the menopausal transition or menopause or have had a hysterectomy. 9\. Participants with findings of infection, inflammation, undue tenderness, or shrinkage (atrophy) of the female genital organs, at the Screening Visit. 10\. Participants who are breastfeeding or have breastfed within the last 6 months prior to the Baseline Visit. 11\. Participants who are pregnant or have been pregnant within the last 6 months prior to the Baseline Visit. 12\. Participants having primary hypoactive sexual desire. 13. Participants with a history of malignancy. 14. Participate itself are not planning to get pregnant for next six months 15. Participants who cannot cooperate to complete the subject records during the study.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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San Francisco Research Institute
San Francisco, California, 94127, United States