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Status unknownNCT02645370Updated Jan 1, 2016

Efficacy and Safety of Danzhen

A Phase 1 interventional study of Danzhen and Topiramate in Migraine, sponsored by Xijing Hospital. Status unknown at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 70 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2016-01-01.

Sponsored by Xijing Hospital · Phase 1, Interventional, and Prevention

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Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
3,300
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
18 Years to 70 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety profile of Danzhen for the prophylaxis of migraine in a "real-world" setting.

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In adults between 18- and 65-years in China,the prevalence of migraine is 9.3% in general. Migraine is a heterogeneous condition that may produce a range of symptom profiles and various degrees of disability.The disability resulting from migraine can be severe imposing a considerable health burden upon the sufferer and society. The purpose of this study, using topiramate as the control, is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of Danzhen for the prophylaxis of migraine in a "real-world"setting.Patients are asked to maintain a detailed headache diary via headache diary APP throughout the treatment period.

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Conditions studied

  • Migraine

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Keywords

  • Migraine
  • Danzhen
  • Topiramate
  • Headache diary APP
  • preventive treatment
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In context

Migraine Disorders

1,558 studies on the registry are indexed under Migraine Disorders; 301 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 3,300 is above the median of 80 across 1,197 interventional studies indexed under Migraine Disorders.

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Lead sponsor

Xijing Hospital is the lead sponsor of 474 studies on the registry; 159 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 70 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Patients older than or equal to 18 years and less than 70 years.
  • The diagnosis of migraine is made according to 2004 The International Classification of Headache Disorders: 2nd edition (ICHD-II) .
  • Consent form signed by the participant or his/her authorized surrogate.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients had primary or secondary headache disorders other than migraine.
  • Female subjects of childbearing age will be excluded if they were pregnant, lactating or planning apregnancy in the next year or if they were not using an adequate form of birth control.
  • Patients will be excluded if they had significant medical or psychiatric disease,or taking another antidepressant for any reason and not able to discontinue.
  • Patients used other preventive pharmacological agents during the 1 month prior to baseline period.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
3,300 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Active Comparator:Topiramate

    The treatment with TPM is initiated at a 50 mg daily dose and sequentially increase every 7 days, as tolerated, in 25 mg increments up to a target dose of 150 mg total/day.

    Drug: Topiramate

  • Experimental
    Experimental:Danzhen

    The treatment with Danzhen is 3 tablets triple daily.

    Drug: Danzhen

Interventions

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. A 50% or greater reduction in headache days/month during the third treatment month of maintenance phase relative to baseline phase with one of the study drugs.

    Time frame: at baseline phase/the third treatment month of maintenance phase

Secondary outcomes

  1. The decrease of disability days of migraine/month

    Time frame: at baseline phase/the third treatment month of maintenance phase

  2. The decrease of numbers of rescue medication doses used/month

    Time frame: at baseline phase/the third treatment month of maintenance phase

  3. A 30% or greater reduction in headache time

    Time frame: at baseline phase/the third treatment month of maintenance phase

  4. The percentage of discontinued the drug because of side effects

    Time frame: at the third treatment month of maintenance phase

  5. Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) scores

    Time frame: at the third treatment month of maintenance phase

  6. Compliance

    Time frame: at the third treatment month of maintenance phase

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Study locations

1 site
  • Xijing Hospital
    Xi’an, Shanxi 710032, China
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 1, 2016, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02645370
Lead sponsor
Xijing Hospital
Collaborators
Ecion Pharmaceutical CO..LTD
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jan 1, 2016
Start date
Feb 2016
Primary completion
Jul 2017 (estimated)
Last update
Jan 1, 2016

Study contacts

Yajie Wang, MM
Contact
944759069@qq.com
Gang Zhao, MD
Contact
Gang Zhao, MD
study director · Xijing Hospital

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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