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Status unknownNCT05021094Updated Sep 9, 2022

Clinical Observation on Kuntai Capsule in Treating Early-onset Ovarian Hypofunction

A Phase 4 interventional study of Kuntai Capsule and Femoston in Primary Ovarian Insufficiency, sponsored by Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University. Status unknown at 6 sites in China. Open to female participants aged 18 Years to 39 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-09-09.

Sponsored by Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University · Phase 4, Interventional, and Treatment

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Sep 2022), so the status shown — last known as Recruiting — may be out of date.
Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
120
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 39 Years
Sex
Female
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Study summary

To evaluate the efficacy and safety of Kuntai capsule alone or combined with hormone therapy in improving ovarian function in POI patients (including subclinical stage).

Read the detailed description

The study is expected to be conducted between 2021.08 and 2023.12.120 subjects with early-onset ovarian insufficiency will be randomly assigned to trial, control, or combination groups using a computer-generated randomization table.By comparing the data of primary efficacy indexes, secondary efficacy indexes and safety indexes before and after medication, The principal investigator will write and publish the paper.

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Conditions studied

  • Primary Ovarian Insufficiency
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In context

Primary Ovarian Insufficiency

172 studies on the registry are indexed under Primary Ovarian Insufficiency; 45 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 120 is above the median of 49 across 109 interventional studies indexed under Primary Ovarian Insufficiency.

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Lead sponsor

Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University is the lead sponsor of 92 studies on the registry; 53 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 39 Years
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  1. The women aged \<40 years old.
  2. Serum basal follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) level ≥15 IU/L at least twice inspection (two occasions >4 weeks apart). Rare menstruation or menopause for at least 4 months.
  3. Individuals meeting the above criteria who voluntarily consented to study participation.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Pregnant and lactating patients;
  2. Patients with endometriosis, adenomyosis, endometrial lesions (submucous fibroids, endometrial polyps, etc.), hysteromyoma > 4cm or hysterectomy;
  3. Patients with known or suspected breast cancer history and estrogen-dependent malignant tumor;
  4. Patients with personal history of venous thromboembolism (VTE) or high risk of VTE (including body mass index > 30 kg/m2, smoking and family history of thrombosis);
  5. Patients with porphyria;
  6. Patients with serious primary diseases or mental illness such as cardiovascular, liver, kidney and hematopoietic system;
  7. Patients who are participating in other clinical trials or have participated in other clinical trials in the past three months;
  8. Patients who suspect or have a history of alcohol and drug abuse;
  9. Patients who are known to be allergic to the test drugs or their components;
  10. The researchers determined that patients are not suitable for this trial.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Factorial assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
120 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    POI patients who taking Kuntai capsule

    Patients in this group will take Kuntai capsule orally, 4 capsules each time, 3 times a day, and take the medicine for 3 courses.

    Drug: Kuntai Capsule

  • Active comparator
    POI patients who accepting hormone therapy

    The estrogen and progesterone sequential regimen was adopted. The drug was estradiol tablets/estradiol didroxyprogesterone tablets (Femoston). Red tablets (estradiol, 2mg/d) were taken in the first 14 days, and gray tablets (estradiol, 2mg/d, dydrogesterone,10 mg/d) were taken in the last 14 days. 28 days was a course of treatment, and 3 courses of treatment were taken.

    Drug: Femoston

  • Experimental
    POI patients who taking Kuntai capsule combined with hormone therapy

    Kuntai capsule was taken at the same dose as Kuntai group on the basis of hormone therapy for 3 courses.

    Drug: Kuntai Capsule · Drug: Femoston

  • Experimental
    Subclinical POI patients who taking Kuntai capsule

    Subclinical POI patients in this group which with Kuntai capsule intervention. This group is a self-controlled experiment before and after treatment

    Drug: Kuntai Capsule

Interventions

  • DrugKuntai Capsule

    The instructions is pointed that each Kuntai capsule is 0.5g and the usage of Kuntai capsule is oral taking 4 capsules each time, 3 times a day, and 4 weeks is a course of treatment. The patients will taking 3 courses of treatment in this study.

    Also known as: Kuntai Jiaonang

  • DrugFemoston

    The estrogen and progesterone sequential regimen was adopted. The Femoston was contain estradiol tablets and estradiol didroxyprogesterone tablets. Red tablets (estradiol, 2 mg/d) were taken in the first 14 days, and gray tablets (estradiol, 2 mg/d, dydrogesterone,10 mg/d) were taken in the last 14 days. 28 days was a course of treatment, and three courses of treatment were taken. The patients will taking 3 courses of treatment in this study.

    Also known as: Complex Packing Estradiol Tablets/Estradiol and Dydrogesterone Tablets

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)

    Changes of the level of FSH before and after treatment

    Time frame: Baseline, 3 months, 6 months

  2. Kupperman Score

    Changes of the Kupperman score before and after treatment,Kupperman Score ranges from 0 to 69, with the smaller the score, the better off the subject

    Time frame: Baseline, 3 months, 6 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Luteinizing hormone (LH)

    Changes of the level of LH before and after treatment

    Time frame: Baseline, 3 months, 6 months

  2. Estradiol hormone (E2)

    Changes of the level of Estradiol hormone before and after treatment

    Time frame: Baseline, 3 months, 6 months

  3. Antral follicle count (AFC)

    Changes of the AFC before and after treatment

    Time frame: Baseline, 3 months,

  4. anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH)

    Changes of the level of AMH before and after treatment

    Time frame: Baseline, 3 months,

  5. The peak systolic blood flow velocity (PSV)

    The peak systolic blood flow velocity before and after treatment was assessed by vaginal B ultrasound

    Time frame: Baseline, 3 months,

  6. The end-diastolic blood flow velocity(EDV)

    The uterine artery end-diastolic blood flow velocity before and after treatment was assessed by vaginal B ultrasound

    Time frame: Baseline, 3 months,

  7. Uterine artery resistance index(RI)

    The uterine artery resistance index before and after treatment was assessed by vaginal B ultrasound

    Time frame: Baseline, 3 months,

  8. Proportion of patients with normal menstruation

    To measure the ratio of patients have normal menstruation after treatment

    Time frame: Baseline,3 months, 6 months, 9 months

  9. Pregnancy situation

    To ask the patient if there is pregnancy (for patient who has pregnancy need)

    Time frame: 6 months

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Study locations

6 of 6 sites recruiting
  • Hai'an People's Hospital
    Hai'an, Jiangsu 226600, China
    • Hong Lu, master · Contact · 13862711105
    Recruiting
  • Hai'an Hospital of traditional Chinese Medicine
    Huai'an, Jiangsu 226600, China
    • Ling Chen, master · Contact · 18934506298
    Recruiting
  • Nantong First People's Hospital
    Nantong, Jiangsu 226001, China
    • Yanli Zheng, Master · Contact · +8613962910099
    Recruiting
  • Nantong Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
    Nantong, Jiangsu 226001, China
    • Dongmei C Chen, Master · Contact · 13485105619
    Recruiting
  • Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University
    Nantong, Jiangsu, China
    Recruiting
  • Rugao Boai Hospital
    Ru'gao, Jiangsu 226500, China
    • Sifang Zhang, bachelor · Contact · 18752861616
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Study documents

  • Study protocol · Aug 4, 2021
  • Statistical analysis plan · Aug 4, 2021

Documents are hosted by the registry — open the source record to download them.

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No — Not planning sharing at present.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 9, 2022, 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
NCT05021094
Lead sponsor
Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University
Responsible party
Yuquan Zhang (Director of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Aug 25, 2021
Start date
Oct 22, 2021
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2023 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 31, 2023 (estimated)
Last update
Sep 9, 2022

Study contacts

Yuquan Zhang, Professor
Contact
jsnt_zhangyuquan@163.com
+8613706299363
Weina Wang, Postgraduate
Contact
451579895@qq.com
13795242689
Yuquan Zhang, Professor
principal investigator · Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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