Ginseng focus trial halted early – little to go on

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: To be eligible for inclusion, the Participant must fulfil all the following criteria: 1. Be able to give written informed consent. 2. Be between 18-40 years, inclusive. 3. Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale scores (DASS-21): 1. Depression ≤9 2. Anxiety ≤7 3. Stress ≤14 4. Willing to refrain from alcohol consumption 24-hours prior to assessment visits. 5. Willing to refrain from caffeine consumption (including but not limited to energy drinks, soda, coffee…) on the morning of the assessment visit. 6. Non-smokers and non-vapers 7. Willing to consume the Study Product (SP). 8. Willing to attend the study visit in an overnight fasted state, having followed a low-polyphenol diet for 48 h. 9. Fluent in written and spoken English Exclusion Criteria: Participants will be excluded from the study if they meet any of the following criteria: 1. Participants who are pregnant or wish to become pregnant during the study or who are lactating and/or currently breastfeeding. 2. Has food allergies or other issues with foods that would preclude intake of the Study Products. 3. Not willing to consume gelatine from bovine/porcine source 4. Has a BMI ≤18.5 or ≥30kg/m2 5. Blood pressure \>140/90 mmHg 6. Has any significant acute or chronic coexisting health conditions that would prevent them from fulfilling the study requirements, put the participant at risk or would confound the interpretation of the study results as judged by the investigator on the basis of medical history and routine laboratory test results. 7. Excluded health conditions include: 1. Cognitive disorders in the past 12 months. 2. Current or past history of a major neuropsychiatric disorder, including: bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and schizotypal personality disorder 3. Current or past history of a major neurological condition. 4. Gastrointestinal disorders (e.g. IBS/IBD) 5. ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) 6. Learning disabilities and difficulties 7. Current, uncorrected, vision or hearing impairment 8. Current or recent use of a medication that the investigator believes would interfere with the objectives of the study or pose a safety risk or confound the interpretation of the study results. Prohibited medications include: 1. Anti-psychotics 2. Anti-coagulants (including Warfarin) 3. Anti-platelets (including Aspirin and Clopidogrel) 4. Sedatives 5. Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs) 9. Taking any dietary supplements and unwilling to stop for two weeks prior to and for the duration of participation in the study 10. Current or history of drug or alcohol abuse 11. Current or history of: HIV, kidney disease, liver or biliary disorders, cancer, cardiovascular disease, pulmonary disease (chronic respiratory trouble) 12. Planned surgery within 2 weeks of their participation in the study 13. Do not agree to the GP being contacted about participation and screening results 14. Participated in any other cognitive trials within the last month