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Evaluating the Effects of Traditional Chinese Medicine by N-of-1 Trials

NCT03147443 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 36

Last updated 2017-05-10

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Summary

Treatment based on syndrome differentiation is the essence of traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM) and forms the individualized treatment. N-of-1 trials may be a good clinical effect evaluation method for the individualized treatment of TCM. This study aims to compare: (1) the efficacy of syndrome differentiation(individualized decoction) with placebo, (2)the efficacy of syndrome differentiation(individualized decoction) with the same prescription minus heat-clearing Chinese herbs, for patients with stable bronchiectasis through N-of-1 trials.

Conditions

  • Bronchiectasis
  • Quality of Life
  • Traditional Chinese Medicine
  • Sputum
  • Symptoms
  • Individuality

Interventions

DRUG

Individualized Decoction

Applied in the Tested Drug Observation Period. It is the highly individualized treatment of traditional Chinese medicine,the modification of Bronchiectasis Stabilization Decoction(Radix Lithospermi 15 g, Rhizoma Fagopyri Cymosi 30 g, Radix Ophiopogonis 15 g, Poria cocos 15 g, Radix Astragali 20 g, Rhizoma Bletillae 10 g, Platycodon grandiflorum 10 g, and Semen Coicis 30 g) based on syndrome differentiation. For example,for patients with qi and yin deficiency syndrome, we added Radix Adenophorae, and Radix Rehmanniae Recens. Besides, the herbs in a prescription could be changed according to different symptoms of individual patients.

DRUG

placebo

Applied in the placebo Observation Period. Placebo is made by dextrin, bitter agent, edible pigment etc and added 5% test drug. The test drug and control drug have no differences in dosage form, appearance, color, specification, label, and so forth.

DRUG

Tested drug minus heat-clearing herbs

It is the decoction of the Syndrome Differentiation Decoction(tested drug) minus heat-clearing herbs. For example, heat-clearing herbs such as Scutellaria baicalensis or Herba Violae will be removed from the Syndrome Differentiation Decoction.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-03-01
Primary Completion
2018-11-01
Completion
2019-12-31

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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