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An Effectiveness and Safety Study of Chinese Herbal Medicine for Functional Constipation

NCT00741936 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2016-06-24

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Summary

Functional constipation (FC) is a common complaint in clinical practice, but treatment for this condition in conventional medicine is suboptimal. Complementary and alternative medicines, especially Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) are used frequently by patients, however, there is little research evidence about these commonly used CHM. The purpose of the study is evaluate the efficacy and safety of an ancient CHM formula, MaZiRenWan (MZRW), by comparing with placebo.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

MaZiRenWan (MZRW)

MZRW granule dissolved in 150ml hot water (oral), 7.5g/sachet, twice daily

DRUG

Placebo

Placebo granule dissolved in 150ml hot water (oral), 7.5g/sachet, twice daily

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Food and Health Bureau, Hong Kong

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Purapharm International (Hk) Ltd.

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • Hong Kong Baptist University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Zhao-xiang Bian, PhD · Hong Kong Baptist University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-07-31
Primary Completion
2009-11-30
Completion
2009-12-31

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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